Ireland's Mark Allen admitted he had to battle to lift himself as he completed a 10-4 victory over qualifier Tom Ford on the second morning of the Betfred.com World Snooker Championship at the Crucible.
The man from Antrim returned with an overnight 8-1 lead and victory appeared a formality but Ford put up a fight, taking three of the five frames.
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