Murray continues Wimbledon run with vintage comeback

Andy Murray produced a vintage comeback to defeat qualifier Oscar Otte in five thrilling sets at Wimbledon on Wednesday

Andy Murray continued his Wimbledon run with a vintage comeback to defeat German qualifier Oscar Otte in five thrilling sets under the Centre Court roof on Wednesday.

Former world No 1 Murray looked up for the challenge after winning the opening set, but the physical drama of his four-set win over Nikoloz Basilashvili on Monday took its toll as he fell behind and looked to be heading for the exit door.

Despite taking an awkward tumble early in the fourth set, the Scot came back out after the roof was closed showing all his trademark competitive spirit to win a thriller 6-3 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-2.

Otte, making his Wimbledon debut, was playing for the third day in a row having come through a two-day marathon against fellow qualifier Arthur Rinderknech to win only the second deciding tie-break in All England Club history.

He is ranked down at 151 but led by two sets to love against Alexander Zverev in the first round of the French Open before losing in five and Murray knew the German with his unorthodox serving style could prove a difficult opponent on his day and so it proved for periods of their dramatic contest

Four years after limping out of Wimbledon following a quarter-final loss to Sam Querrey, Murray’s expectations were severely tempered by ongoing physical issues and a lack of match play heading into this year’s Wimbledon.

But after his thrilling victory over 24th seed Basilashvili, the two-time Wimbledon champion continued his winning momentum after the roof was closed under darkening skies at 2-2 in the fourth, claiming 10 out of the next 14 games to make it through to the third round.

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