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Twitter erupts as Andy Murray crashes out of the Australian Open

Utkarsh Bhatla
|Published January 22, 2017

The newly crowned World number 1 and the newly knighted Sir Andy Murray suffered a shock loss in the fourth round of the Australian Open. His conqueror was the old school serve and volleyer, Mischa Zverev!

In an era dominated by baseliners, it is always tough when you come across someone who approaches the net with some authority. It tips you off your game, and Andy Murray learnt it the hard way today. He was pushed out of his comfort zone, he was pushed to a corner, and that corner kept sucking him in. Never did he really get going, and Mischa took great advantage of it.

This is how Twitter reacted to the World Number 1 crashing out in the 4th round!

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More reactions on the next page! Read on

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Meanwhile Federer fans!

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