Andy Murray smashes his racket twice as Brit fumes after sickening Paris Masters loss

Andy Murray smashed his racket twice on the court just moments after crashing out of the Paris Masters following his defeat to Alex de Minaur on Monday. The British tennis star struggled to contain his frustration after a narrow defeat at the hands of the Australian and took his rage out on his equipment, earning the former world No 1 boos from the crowd in France.

The 36-year-old was in action against 13th seed De Minaur, who has become something of a nemesis for the Brit as he has failed to win any of their previous five meetings.

With the court at his mercy on De Minaur’s match point, Murray watched his forehand effort clip the net and cruelly land on his side of the court – handing a well-earned victory to his 24-year-old opponent.

But before they could shake hands at the net, Murray was incandescent and unleashed two strikes to the ground, destroying his racket frame in the process.

Despite his anger only seconds before, he shook the hand of his opponent at the net, who later celebrated with an emphatic roar to the crowd.