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By Kieran King Andy Murray’s dismal start to 2024 continued after he crashed out of the Open 13. The 36-year-old suffered a 7-5, 6-4 first-round defeat against Tomas Machac in Marseille to leave him still searching for a victory since the beginning of the calendar year. Murray has lost each of his last four matches and is struggling to find consistent form as discussions over a potential retirement continue. Murray had clawed back from a 3-1 deficit early in the first set and jumped into a 5-4 lead, but Machac responded to win the opener 7-5. At the start of the second set, Murray was broken e…