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Murray has lost in the Australian Open finals five times.
Andy Murray was beaten in the first round of the Melbourne Summer Series by world number 76 Facundo Bagnis.
He lost 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 to the Argentine and produced an error-strewn display.
During the deciding set, the Scot slammed his racket into his bench.
Bagnis broke Murray in the fifth game of the set to take the match.
Murray lost the decider to Rublev in the exhibition final in Abu Dhabi in December, but he was confident going into the tournament.
He struggled with his ball toss and second serve against an opponent who has never gone past the third round of a Grand Slam tournament.
It leaves the three-time Grand Slam winner with a lot of work to do before the Australian Open. Two years after he was due to have hip surgery, Murray accepted a wild card for the tournament and will be playing in it again.
Nick Kyrgios has withdrawn from the men's event because of asthma.
In the year of 2021, he played only 15 matches, winning seven of them, but he has not been in action since late September because of knee issues.
He was going to play Alex Molcan but will now start his season at the Sydney Tennis Classic.
