The Scot’s equipment took one almighty hammering as he was beaten 6-3 5-7 7-6 by Alex de Minaur in the first round of the China Open in Beijing. The former world No1 cut a frustrated figure as he squandered THREE match points, taking out his anger on his racket about 10 times across the two-hour and 50-minute rollercoaster tie.The umpire gave him a code violation when he destroyed one of his rackets in the second set.But he did not issue any further punishment even when the two-time Wimbledon champion was aggressively letting out his irritations.The Australian, 24, fought back from 5-2 down in the third set to prevail in a decisive tie-break in front of a sparse crowd in the Chinese capital. Murray, 36, has now lost all FIVE of his meetings with De Minaur – nicknamed the Demon for his speed on court – since 2018.