Murray was beaten 1-6, 6-3, 10/8 behind closed doors in the exhibition event in Roehampton.
It was the former world number one’s fourth match in five days in his first event since last November after being sidelined because of bone bruising on his pelvis.
Murray, a two-time Wimbledon champion, also needed hip surgery last year, but the 33-year-old is confident he is heading back to his best.
“I thought I started the match well and then like in all of my matches this week, my levels dropped off a bit,” Murray said.
“My game is there, I just need more time to practise and prepare and I’ll get there.
“It was a big step up this week from what I’ve been doing, and I coped with it physically relatively well.
“Some of the tennis this week has been very encouraging, I just wasn’t able to do it for long enough in the matches.”
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