Murray falls behind

British number one Andy Murray lost the opening set 6-3 in his rain-delayed AEGON Championships final against Jo-Wilfried Tsonga at Queen's Club.

Following Sunday's washout, tournament organisers had made tickets available to the general public - with thousands being snapped up on Sunday night and the remainder all sold well ahead of the 12.40pm start to ensure a patriotic atmosphere at the west London venue.

Murray - seeded number two and looking for his second title here - forced a break point chance in game three, but a somewhat fortunate net cord from a fierce volley saved Tsonga.

In game five it was the Scot who found himself on the back foot, love-40 down. Tsonga, seeded fifth, made the most of the opportunity, correctly challenging a marginal line call, which gave the Frenchman the initiative.

After allowing Murray brief hope in his next service game as the Briton rallied to deuce from 40-15 down, Tsonga powered his way further ahead at 5-2 as the world number four laboured on the baseline.

Murray finally found his range in game nine, mixing things up to force two break points - only for Tsonga to recover and claim the first set after a tame forehand into the net from the number two seed.