Andy Murray joins exit of the elite in Paris Masters
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Great Britain's Andy Murray reacts after he lost against Polish Jerzy Janowicz their Paris Tennis Masters Series indoor tournament match on Nov 1, 2012 at the Bercy Palais-Omnisport (POPB) in Paris. -- PHOTO: AFP
PARIS (AFP) - Towering Polish qualifier Jerzy Janowicz upset Andy Murray 5-7, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2 on Thursday to complete the early exit of the elite from the Paris Masters.
Murray, seeded third, missed a match point as he followed second seed Novak Djokovic out the door of the Bercy arena 24 hours after the tepid Serb had been beaten by American Sam Querrey.
World number one Roger Federer and injured number four Rafael Nadal did not play the event, which wraps up the ATP regular season and will decide the last two qualifiers for the eight-man World Tour Finals starting on Monday in London.
Contender Janko Tipsarevic stayed in the race as he knocked out rival Juan Monaco with a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 win.
