Queen’s Open: World no 90 Jordan Thompson causes shocking 1st round ouster of Andy Murray

The top three seeds withered in the baking Queen’s Club sunshine with five-times Aegon Championships winner Andy Murray following Stan Wawrinka and Milos Raonic through the exit door on Tuesday.

By far the biggest shock was number one seed Murray’s abject 7-6(4) 6-2 defeat to Australian world number 90 Jordan Thompson — a late call-up who only knew he was playing shortly before stepping on court against the defending champion.

Second seed and world number three Wawrinka, runner-up at the French Open nine days ago, went down 7-6(4) 7-5 to Spain’s Feliciano Lopez while another young Australian, wildcard Thanasi Kokkinakis, accounted for Raonic 7-6(5) 7-6(8).

The day two @rado highlights are here. @jordanthommmo2, @TKokkinakis, @feliciano_lopez all upset the tournament’s top seeds. pic.twitter.com/OdOEmfeD6L

— Aegon Championships (@QueensTennis) June 20, 2017

Temperatures, which had reached 38 degrees on court during the day at the west London club, were still sizzling when Murray took to court for his first grasscourt match of the season, having reached the semi-finals of the French Open.

Initially, he had been scheduled to face fellow Britain Aljaz Bedene but 23-year-old ‘lucky loser’ Thompson stepped in after Bedene withdrew with …read more