Andy Murray suffered a horror final set after losing seven match points to fall in the first round of the Paris Masters to lucky loser Dominik Koepfer.
The rollercoaster match, which had the crowd on their feet, could have been over but Koepfer was unable to secure victory when he served for the match in the second set.
However, 90 minutes later he secured a 6-4, 5-7, 7-6 (9-7) win over Murray.
Wildcard Murray was let down by his serve – nine double faults and landing only 49 per cent of his first serves – and 36 unforced errors.
But the Scot suffered multiple lapses on match points as he attempted to secure victory seven times to no avail.
To Koepfer’s credit, he showed incredible steel when facing match point seven times.
Fans were left gutted at Murray’s demise, despite being so close to advancing in the thriller.
