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Andy Murray's reign as Queen's champion came to an abrupt end on the grass courts of London on Wednesday as the world No 4 suffered a shock 6-3, 6-7 (4/7), 7-6 (7/1) defeat to France's Nicolas Mahut.
Top seed Murray had won the pre-Wimbledon grass-court event twice in the last three years, but he paid the price for an error-strewn display as Mahut enjoyed one of the best wins of his career.
Four time winner Andy Roddick also bowed out in the second round as . France's Edouard Roger-Vasselin clinched a shock 6-4, 4-6, 7-5 victory over the seventh seed.
French second seed Jo-Wilfred Tsonga kicked off his title bid with a 6-3, 6-2 thrashing of British wild card Jamie Baker.
