Late-night heroics carry Murray through

Andy Murray kept his Wimbledon dream alive but only after an intense five-set thriller under the Centre Court lights.

Late-night heroics carry Murray through

Andy Murray kept his Wimbledon dream alive but only after an intense five-set thriller under the Centre Court lights.

In the latest-ever finish at Wimbledon, 10.39pm, and with the famous hill still packed but in total darkness, the Scot needed the assistance of a partisan crowd and some raucous support from his mum Judy to defeat Stanislas Wawrinka of Switzerland 2-6 6-3 6-3 5-7 6-3.

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