Battling McGee through

JAMES McGEE yesterday battled back from the precipice of a semi-final exit to pull off a remarkable victory in the Green Property Irish Men’s Open at the Fitzwilliam Club.

The 24-year-old Dubliner saved five match points when he found himself 15-40 and 5-6 down on his own serve in the third set of his penultimate joust against No 2 seed, Slovakia’s Miloslav Mecir.

As well, No 7 seed McGee stormed back from a 0-3 deficit in the final set to level at 3-3 all.