Bittersweet pill for MURRAY

For Andy Murray, reaching Sunday's French Open final was a bonus, but he was in no mood to look for silver linings in the aftermath of yet another Grand Slam loss at the hands of Novak Djokovic.

The second-seeded Briton's 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 defeat on Court Philippe Chatrier was his fifth loss in seven Grand Slam finals against the Serbian world No 1, and his eighth out of 10 finals in all.

"I was struggling. I was a couple of points from going out of the tournament in the first round," Murray said afterward.