Andy Murray failed to reach his first singles final on home soil since winning the ATP Finals in 2016 after he suffered a three-set defeat to Denis Kudla in the Surbiton Challenger semi-final. The top seed got off to a fast start but was ousted by the world No 81 5-7 706(4) 6-3.
Murray was facing Kudla for the second time, having beat the American in straight sets just eight months ago at the San Diego Open. The world No 67 was bidding to make his second final of the year and his first on home soil since winning the ATP Finals in London’s O2 Arena six years ago.
He got off to a fast start, racing to a 3-0 lead and holding a break point to go up 4-0 but the seventh seed in Surbiton managed to fend off the Brit and get on the board. It was Murray’s turn to face break points at 4-2, as he saved the first but handed the break back to get Kudla back on serve at 3-4.
Both men then continued to hold until the final game of the set, when the home favourite created a break and set point chance on the Kudla serve and managed to snatch it to win the opener 7-5 after taking the long route following his early lead.
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