Defending champion Andy Murray was knocked out of the Italian Open in the second round by Italian Fabio Fognini on Tuesday.
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The 30-year-old British world number one, whose victory in Rome last year was one of nine titles he won in 2016, lost 6-2 6-4 to the world number 29.
The loss continues Murray’s poor form ahead of the French Open, which gets under way on 28 May.