Murray survives French Open marathon

Posted on Jun 1 2014 - 10:18pm by IBC News

Paris, June 1 Wimbledon champion Andy Murray battled to a four-hour 3-6, 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 12-10 win over Philipp Kohlschreiber today to reach the French Open fourth round.

The British seventh seed, who next faces Spanish left-hander Fernando Verdasco and was a semi-finalist in 2011, had been level at 7-7 with the German 28th seed when the match was halted on Saturday night.

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