Murray through after tough five-set test

Andy Murray played his ’get out of jail free’ card at the US Open last night after fighting back from two sets to love down to defeat Robin Haase and reach the third round.

Andy Murray played his ’get out of jail free’ card at the US Open last night after fighting back from two sets to love down to defeat Robin Haase and reach the third round.

In a topsy-turvy clash, the world number four struggled for two sets, recovered to totally dominate the match and then survived the most dramatic of endings to triumph 6-7 (5-7) 2-6 6-2 6-0 6-4 against the big-hitting Dutchman.

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