Andy Murray not yet fully healthy, loses in return

Andy Murray won the first set on his return from injury after almost a year away from competitive tennis before Australian Nick Kyrgios rallied to win 2-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5 in the first round at Queen’s Club in London on Tuesday.

Despite the defeat, Murray — who last played 342 days ago at Wimbledon — will take encouragement from his long-awaited return. The former world No. 1 still had a visible limp and sometimes looked to struggle with side-to-side movement after hip surgery in January.

Earlier, Novak Djokovic’s first appearance at the Wimbledon warmup tournament in eight years was successful when he put away Australian qualifier John Millman 6-2, 6-1.