Andy Murray has started the new season with a surprise defeat to David Goffin at the Mubadala World Tennis Championship.
The world number one had received a bye into the semi-finals of the exhibition event in Abu Dhabi, while Goffin got the better of Jo-Wilfried Tsonga on Thursday.
However, the extra time on court seemed to benefit the Belgian in their last-four clash as he ran out a 7-6 6-4 victor over the Scot.
After dropping the opening set, Murray established a break advantage in the second but he dropped four games in a row to lose out to the world number 11, who records his first-ever win over Murray.
In the other semi-final, Rafael Nadal got the better of Milos Raonic by a 6-1 3-6 6-3 scoreline to set up a showdown with Goffin.
Murray and Raonic will still compete in another match, however, with the third-place playoff being staged before the final.
Darren Plant
