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Andy Murray laments Australian Open loss with The Prodigy

British tennis star finds an unlikely source of solace

January 27, 2009 | 0 Comments
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British tennis player Andy Murray has revealed that he lamented his recent loss in the The Australian Open with an unlikely ensemble – The Prodigy.

The Scot revealed on his Twitter feed, Twitter.com/andy_murray, that he met the dance act in his Melbourne hotel after being knocked out yesterday (January 26) to Spain's Fernando Verdasco in five sets.

"Just bak from dinner," he wrote on the social networking site. "Bumpd in2 the guys from The Prodigy in hotel lobby. Tuf 2day. Fernando playd gr8 5th. (:"

Liam Howlett and co. were in Australia to play at the Big Day Out festival alongside acts including Neil Young and Arctic Monkeys.

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