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| Hrbaty win ends Murray's season | Hrbaty win ends Murray's season |
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| Andy Murray's season was ended by a 7-6 (8-6) 6-0 loss to Dominik Hbraty in the third round of the Paris Masters. | Andy Murray's season was ended by a 7-6 (8-6) 6-0 loss to Dominik Hbraty in the third round of the Paris Masters. |
| Nursing a sore throat, 13th seed Murray fought hard against the 17th-ranked Slovak, coming back from 3-0 down to force a tie-break in the opening set. | Nursing a sore throat, 13th seed Murray fought hard against the 17th-ranked Slovak, coming back from 3-0 down to force a tie-break in the opening set. |
| The Scot squandered a 5-3 lead, saved a set point at 5-6 but looked tired as he netted to hand Hrbaty an 8-6 victory. | The Scot squandered a 5-3 lead, saved a set point at 5-6 but looked tired as he netted to hand Hrbaty an 8-6 victory. |
| Hrbaty took control in the second set, with Murray an increasingly forlorn figure, and won it at a canter to love. | Hrbaty took control in the second set, with Murray an increasingly forlorn figure, and won it at a canter to love. |
| "I wasn't hitting the ball great," Murray said after the defeat. "He was definitely the better player." | "I wasn't hitting the ball great," Murray said after the defeat. "He was definitely the better player." |
| But Murray was unhappy after his match was moved because of an injury to Richard Gasquet, who was due to play Marat Safin but was forced to withdraw. | But Murray was unhappy after his match was moved because of an injury to Richard Gasquet, who was due to play Marat Safin but was forced to withdraw. |
| "Obviously you prefer to know what court you're playing on," Murray said. "Two days in a row I got switched." | "Obviously you prefer to know what court you're playing on," Murray said. "Two days in a row I got switched." |
| 606 DEBATE: Your thoughts on the action from Paris? | 606 DEBATE: Your thoughts on the action from Paris? |
| Hrbaty now plays defending champion Tomas Berdych, who defeated Robby Ginepri 6-3 6-3. | Hrbaty now plays defending champion Tomas Berdych, who defeated Robby Ginepri 6-3 6-3. |
| Spain's Tommy Robredo will face Finnish 14th seed Jarkko Nieminen in the last eight. | Spain's Tommy Robredo will face Finnish 14th seed Jarkko Nieminen in the last eight. |
| Robredo booked his place in the Masters Cup in Shanghai after a 6-4 7-6 (7/1) win over Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu. | Robredo booked his place in the Masters Cup in Shanghai after a 6-4 7-6 (7/1) win over Frenchman Paul-Henri Mathieu. |
| Nieminen ended the run of Russian lucky loser Teimuraz Gabashvili, who replaced the absent Roger Federer in the main draw, winning 4-6 7-6 (8/6) 6-2. | Nieminen ended the run of Russian lucky loser Teimuraz Gabashvili, who replaced the absent Roger Federer in the main draw, winning 4-6 7-6 (8/6) 6-2. |
| Tenth seed Tommy Haas beat Masters Cup hopeful James Blake 6-4 6-2, and fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko earlier thrashed fellow Russian Dmitry Tursunov 6-2 6-2. | Tenth seed Tommy Haas beat Masters Cup hopeful James Blake 6-4 6-2, and fourth seed Nikolay Davydenko earlier thrashed fellow Russian Dmitry Tursunov 6-2 6-2. |
| Mario Ancic kept his Masters Cup hopes alive with an impressive 6-3 6-1 win over Julien Benneteau. | Mario Ancic kept his Masters Cup hopes alive with an impressive 6-3 6-1 win over Julien Benneteau. |