Andy Murray, the former Wimbledon and US Open champion who has this week risen to world number three, suffered one of the most remarkable defeats of his career when he was outplayed 6-1, 6-3 by Borna Coric, an 18-year-old Croatian who only gained entry to the main draw of the Dubai Open as a lucky loser.
Murray was a long way below his best but Coric did enough, with his consistent containing and counter-attacking and excellent focus, to become the youngest player to reach the semi-finals of the 23-year-old tournament and to justify some of the accolades which are starting to come his way. World number one Novak Djokovic, who has practised with him a few times, called him "definitely one of the most talented players in the world right now," and Coric already has a win over Rafael Nadal, though the Spaniard was not fully fit.
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