Andy Murray crashes out of Australian Open in first round as Brit suffers devastating straight-sets defeat

ANDY MURRAY crashed out of possibly his last Australian Open in straight sets.

And that saw hopes of a third-round showdown with Novak Djokovic dashed.

GettyAndy Murray crashed out of the Australian Open first round[/caption]

Murray, a five-time finalist in Melbourne, looked lacklustre throughout as he was outclassed by the 30th seed Tomas Martin Etcheverry.

The Argentine prevailed 6-4 6-2 6-2 in less than two-and-a-half hours on the Kia Arena.

Etcheverry said: “It was an incredible match for me.

“It’s very tough to play a legend like Andy. He’s one of my idols.

“We played twice last year. It was a long battle like this.

“Today I played incredible. I hope I can continue with this level in the next match.”

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ReutersTomas Martin Etcheverry secured the comfortable victory[/caption]