Wednesday 24 August 2016 07:54, UK
Andy Murray has been beaten in the Cincinnati Masters final by Marin Cilic 6-4 7-5 - ending his 22-match winning streak.
Just a week after retaining his Olympic crown in Rio de Janeiro, Murray suffered his first defeat since the French Open final to Novak Djokovic in June.
"The last four or five months have been not even close to anything I've done before, they've been way, way better," said Murray.
"I've been in seven finals in a row and I won Wimbledon and the Olympics again but I still feel like there are some things I can improve on."
Murray, whose 50th win of the year had come in the semi-final against Milos Raonic, lost his serve twice in the first set and, despite breaking back, fell behind.
The second set was a much tighter affair but the Wimbledon champion was broken again by Cilic at 5-5 after saving four break points.
Cilic managed to hold his nerve and serve out the match for only his third win in 14 attempts against Murray, who will now turn his attention to looking to repeat his 2012 US Open success when this year's competition gets under way on August 29.
