Andy Murray finally beat
37-year-old qualifier Radek Stepanek in five sets to avoid a shock
first-round defeat at the French Open in Paris.
Murray,
29, won the fourth set but was pushed hard by his Czech opponent before
winning the deciding set to clinch a 3-6 3-6 6-0 6-2 7-5 victory.
The last time Murray lost in the first round of a Grand Slam was in 2008.
A three-time French Open semi-finalist, he has now come from two sets down to win nine times in Grand Slam matches.
Murray
joins compatriots Aljaz Bedene, Kyle Edmund and Heather Watson in the
second round, while Johanna Konta and Laura Robson play their
first-round matches later.
Murray will next face French wildcard Mathias Bourgue, who is ranked 164 in the world.
Source: BBC
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