Tennis: Murray loses to Ancic

Andy Murray shows his frustration. Ross Land / Getty Images

Andy Murray lost in straight sets to fifth seed Mario Ancic at the Heineken Open in Auckland today.

The Scottish teenager lost 6-3, 7-6 (7-4) in a hard fought contest.

Seeded players had their way earlier in the day too. Second seed David Ferrer of Spain beat the Netherlands' Raemon Sluiter 6-4 6-3.

Seventh seed Jarkko Nieminen from Finland won by the same scores against American Paul Goldstein.

Swiss player Stanislas Wawrinka beat Alberto Martin of Spain 6-2 6-2.

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