Murray wins five-set epic on return to Australian Open

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MELBOURNE: Andy Murray battled to his first win at the Australian Open since 2017 with an epic five-set victory over 21st seed Nikoloz Basilashvili on Tuesday (Jan 18). The three-time Grand Slam champion, playing with a metal hip following career-saving surgery in 2019, wrestled with the Georgian for

MELBOURNE: Andy Murray battled to his first win at the Australian Open since 2017 with an epic five-set victory over 21st seed Nikoloz Basilashvili on Tuesday .

"Amazing, been a tough three or four years. Put in a lot of work to get back here," a relieved Murray said on the court on Tuesday. Basilashvili was pounding his groundstrokes and Murray had to use all his guile to get the ball back in play and work for an opening.

 

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