Hip, Hip, Murray: Brit keeps Wimbledon dreams alive

London, July 1 Andy Murray appeared down and out on Wednesday but was back doing what he likes best at Wimbledon, picking himself up and dusting himself down as he roared to a 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-2 second round...

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Updated At : 12:32 PM Jul 02, 2021 IST

London, July 1

Andy Murray appeared down and out on Wednesday but was back doing what he likes best at Wimbledon, picking himself up and dusting himself down as he roared to a 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-2 second round win over little-known German qualifier Oscar Otte.

Before Wednesday, Murray had never lost a Grand Slam match to a player ranked as low as No. 151 Otte and had never been beaten before the third round at the All England Club. When the match had to be briefly halted at 2-2 in the fourth set as gathering gloom meant the centre court roof had to be closed so that the contest could continue under floodlights, it seemed as if Murray was on the verge of losing both of those personal milestones. But that stoppage allowed 118th-ranked Murray, playing on a wildcard this year as he works his way back to full fitness following hip-resurfacing surgery in 2019, to gather his thoughts and change his tactics as he won 10 of the next 14 games to enter the third round. — Reuters

Sania in Round 2

Sania Mirza and USA’s Bethanie Mattek-Sands knocked out sixth seeds Desirae Krawczyk and Alexa Guarachi 7-5 6-3 to move to the second round of the women’s doubles event. However, Rohan Bopanna and Divij Sharan lost their men’s doubles first round 6-7 (6) 4-6 to Edouard Roger-Vasselin and Henri Kontinen.

Key results

Women: Angelique Kerber bt Sara Tormo 7-5 5-7 6-4; Coco Gauff bt Elena Vesnina 6-4 6-3; Ash Barty bt Anna Blinkova 6-4 6-3; Magda Linette bt Elina Svitolina 6-3 6-4

Men: Daniil Medvedev bt Carlos Alcaraz 6-4 6-1 6-2; Alexander Zverev bt Tennys Sandgren 7-5 6-2 6-3

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