Andy Murray rolled back the years to defeat 13th seed Matteo Berrettini in a five-set epic at the Australian Open on Tuesday.
Britain's Andy Murray celebrates victory against Italy's Matteo BerrettiniMELBOURNE - Andy Murray rolled back the years to defeat 13th seed Matteo Berrettini in a five-set epic at the Australian Open on Tuesday, on a sweltering day that saw play suspended for three hours on most courts.
But the day looked set to belong to the 35-year-old Murray, after the Briton saved match point to defeat Italy's Berrettini 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 , 7-6 in 4hrs 49mins under a closed roof on Rod Laver Arena due to the extreme heat."I will be feeling this this evening and tomorrow," the former world number one, who plays with a metal hip after career-saving surgery, said.
As the mercury rose, the heat forced play to be halted on outside courts. The roofs were closed on the three main stadiums -- Rod Laver Arena, Margaret Court Arena and John Cain Arena.Like in the women's draw, the men's seeds were mostly untroubled. Serbia's Djokovic was deported on the eve of last year's Australian Open because of his stance on Covid vaccines.
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