The Scot, 34, who has suffered career-threatening hip injuries, saved two match points to pull off a 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (7/9), 7-6 (10/8) victory in a thrilling first-round clash in Antwerp
Andy Murray returns to Frances Tiafoe on Tuesday. Pic/AFP
Andy Murray said that he had “never played a match like it” after the former World No. 1 battled past the American Frances Tiafoe in an epic at the European Open.
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The Scot, 34, who has suffered career-threatening hip injuries, saved two match points to pull off a 7-6 (7/2), 6-7 (7/9), 7-6 (10/8) victory in a thrilling first-round clash in Antwerp. At 3hr 45min it was the longest best-of-three match this year, the ATP said, eclipsing the 3hr 38min played by Rafael Nadal and Stefanos Tsitsipas in the Barcelona final in April.
“I don’t think I’ve ever played a match like that,” an exhausted Murray said. “I think it’s the longest three-set match I’ve played by quite a distance. I’m tired right now, obviously it was an unbelievable battle.” Murray, who shared a warm embrace with Tiafoe, 23, afterwards, added: “Nowadays obviously my body is old now. I’ve played a lot of matches on the Tour. “I don’t mind playing long matches, but that was taking it to another level.”
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