Anastasia Myskina squandered a match point before succumbing to a 7-6 (7-0) 6-7 (2-7) 4-6 defeat to Patty Schnyder at the Dubai Open.

The French Open champion, who followed fellow Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova out of the event, blamed Russia's Fed Cup win in December for her poor form.

"We had only 20 days break between the season and that is the biggest reason why I am not playing well," she said.