Andy Murray

ANDY MURRAY faces an uphill battle if he is to progress into round three of the Australian Open after losing the opening two sets to Thanasi Kokkinaki.

1-0 the Kokk. Murray breaks back when Kokkinakis goes too big with a forehand and the Brit ROARS and points to his head. And Kokkinakis gets to 0-30 with another punishing-but-patient rally which goes his way when Murray hits the net with a backhand. Kokkinakis lands a return right on the baseline and then wins the backhand duel as Murray blinks by going long. Just when he needed another piece of luck, Murray gets a huge chunk as one clips the net, Kokkinakis comes in and Murray puts the volley away. Murray saves the first with a brutal forehand up the line. Perfect start for Kokkinakis who gets the immediate mini-break when Murray comes in but nets a high volley with a mishit. Kokkinakis reads the drop shot and races up to guide a backhand up the line into the open space for 6-2. Murray is scrambling all over the back of the court but Kokkinakis refuses to relent and another forehand winner gets him to 5-2. He takes the first point when Kokkinakis goes long and the second with a perfect one-two. Murray nets a forehand but nails the next one to slam into the corner and hold. Murray leaves the ball with the Kokkinakis forehand heading towards his feet...

Makeable volley for Murray but he nets after setting the point up nicely, 0-1. Defensive backhand by Murray drops just wide, 0-2. 11th ace of the match for ...

Also, there is little chance of Kokkinakis whipping up the fans, given that he considers Murray to be a friend and role model. Murray with a tame drop shot into the net, 15-30. A second ace of the match from Murray makes it 30-15. Kokkinakis has a chance to finish the game but Murray makes him play an extra ball and the Australian hits a forehand well long, deuce. Deep Kokkinakis forehand and Murray nets on the second break point. Break point Murray after a brilliant return catches Kokkinakis out. Then the second with a forehand winner. Great hands at the net by Kokkinakis to reach a dipping backhand pass from Murray, 40-30. Running Murray forehand pass but Kokkinakis stretches and makes the volley. Kokkinakis takes control of the rally but sends a forehand long, 0-30. Murray forehand into the net, two break points. Serve and volley from Murray and Kokkinakis can't get the ball back in play.

Andy Murray and Thanasi Kokkinakis will meet in a second-round Australian Open blockbuster at Margaret Court Arena on Thursday.

First set - Murray serve, Murray 4-5 Kokkinakis: An excellent Murray serve gets the Kokkinakis error. First set - Kokkinakis serve, Murray 4-6 Kokkinakis: Kokkinakis to serve for the first set. Murray nets and Kokkinakis gets the first set. First set - Murray serve, Murray 2-1 Kokkinakis: Kokkinakis nets off Murray's second serve. Second set - Kokkinakis serve, Murray 2-2 Kokkinakis: Murray nets off the Australian's second serve. Second set - Murray serve, Murray 2-1 Kokkinakis: Kokkinakis wins the first point after Murray nets a drop shot. Second set - Kokkinakis serve, Murray 6-6 Kokkinakis: Kokkinakis comes to the net and makes a put-away volley. Murray goes long and the Aussie gets the break. Third set - Kokkinakis serve, Murray 0-1 Kokkinakis: The players share the first two points. Third set - Murray serve, Murray 6-6 Kokkinakis: Murray forces Kokkinakis into the defensive lob and wins the point at the let. Third set - Murray serve, Murray 2-2 Kokkinakis: After a long rally, Murray hits a winner. Third set - Tiebreak - Murray 7-5: Kokkinakis misses an easy smash and Murray gets a set back.

A battling Andy Murray won an incredible point in the third set of his Australian Open match with Thanasi Kokkinakis, forcing the home favourite into a fit ...

Again, Murray's indomitable spirit shone through though - earning another break point before a wicked forehand forced the world No 159 to Four times Murray appeared dead and buried in the point, and was essentially doing shuttle runs across the court as he managed to return a forehand and then three successive smash shots. The three-time Slam winner complained that Kokkinakis was repeatedly swearing during his previous rant, and wasn't sanctioned despite his further warning for racket abuse. But after the Scot gave himself a chance of a break he could not afford to miss, the drama ramped up further. Down two sets, and trailing 2-0 in the third, Murray fashioned a break point and then showed off all his legendary resilience to convert it. @PenchesterUTD23 replied: "That's why he's one of the GOATS" while @andy_delpotro wrote: "Great point, great reaction!"

The British veteran, facing home favourite Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second-round in Melbourne, was two sets and a break down but utilised his magnificent ...

[sealing one of his greatest comeback victories of his career](/sport/tennis/article-11654631/Andy-Murray-beats-Thanasi-Kokkinakis-4-6-6-7-7-6-6-3-7-5.html) - in a moment that was pivotal in turning the tide. Asked how he had managed to come through the longest match of his career, Murray told Eurosport: 'I don't know. as home favourite smashes his racket in anger [The British veteran](/sport/tennis/article-11648705/Thanasi-Kokkinakis-heaps-praise-ripper-bloke-Andy-Murray-ahead-Australian-Open-clash.html), facing home favourite [Thanasi Kokkinakis](/sport/tennis/article-11648247/Thanasi-Kokkinakis-FINALLY-wins-round-Australian-Open-match.html) in the second-round in [Melbourne](/news/melbourne/index.html), was two sets and a break down but rolled back the years and utilised his magnificent defence to secure a break back just when he needed it. Was THIS the moment that sparked Andy Murray's sensational fightback? After Murray patted a return of serve down the middle, Kokkinakis smashed a forehand down the line which had Murray scrambling, and opened his body up to send another forehand to the opposite side, which Murray somehow kept in.

In the longest match of his career, the 35-year-old completed the epic comeback at 4am in Melbourne.

In the biggest match of his life, Kokkinakis took an all-or-nothing approach from the start and produced a brilliant attacking game that displayed power and unerring accuracy in equal measure. Murray was furious at the end of the fourth set – not at how he was playing, but that the sport of tennis itself could get to the point where a match of such intensity and commitment was being played at such a time, forcing not only the players, but fans, ball kids, and tournament staff to endure late into the night as well. It was past 2am when the points began to fade into the blurry memory of a night already too long – and yet there would be a further two hours to come. Staggeringly, as the match entered into a fifth hour, Murray was contorting his weary body to retrieve shots that seemed unreachable, producing winners that were hit boldly and cleanly, as if from a fresh and rested mind. Murray played for four hours and 45 minutes as he defeated Matteo Berrettini on Tuesday, he reached five hours and 45 minutes here, as the match finished at 4am. An extraordinary battle from the brink, sparked from a miracle point early in the third set, was the just start of the long road back – by the end, he had never played for longer, or later.

Andy Murray followed up his first-round, five-set win against 13th seed Matteo Berrettini with another epic victory against an inspired Thanasi Kokkinakis ...

I don't really know who was in the right and who was in the wrong. If it was someone I didn't know so well, I'd be hoping he was getting fired up and a bit angry with the situation. "I don't really know what to make of what happened. If a ball comes out of your pocket, it's your own fault." I don't really know what to make of what happened. I didn't see any of what happened, because obviously the play was all in the other corner. So I was p****d, and I was even more p****d when she didn't tell me she made the mistake." I think it went on a bit too long, and it got cleared up, and then I did a good job of holding. Thanasi was serving unbelievably, hitting his forehand huge and I don't know how I managed to get through it. He did not hold back afterwards, saying: "It's a big mistake from the umpire. So I think this is not fair." You can do a huge mistake and nothing will happen to you.

Andy Murray recovered from two sets down to win 4-6, 6-7 (4), 7-6 (5), 6-3, 7-5 against Thanasi Kokkinakis in the longest match of his career.

On Saturday, they will face each other again for a place in the fourth round. Murray’s performance on Rod Laver Arena had demonstrated that he can still play tennis of the highest level in a single contest, but as he returned to Melbourne Park it remained to be seen if, with his age and his physical state, he had the bandwidth to sufficiently recover in order to perform at the highest level once more. Minutes later, Murray drilled a backhand down-the-line winner to close off one of the greatest recoveries of his career. With the momentum at his back, Murray kept on moving, flitting through the fourth set to level the match. The home favourite served for the match at 5-3 in the third set, but Murray pulled him back again. It is the third latest finish in the history of tennis at tour level and the longest match of Murray’s 18-year career.

Andy Murray produced another Australian Open epic as he fought back from two sets down to see off Thanasi Kokkinakis in Melbourne.

It was time for the tie-break which Murray edged 7-6 to incredibly keep the contest alive. Murray held to love in his service game before sensationally breaking Kokkinakis' serve after going on the attack. I don't know how I managed to get through it. Unbelievable that I managed to turn that round. However, he failed to take the tie-break, going down 7-4. Asked afterwards how he got through it, Murray said: "I don't know.

Andy Murray won match point at 4:05 a.m. at the Australian Open in Melbourne, beating Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second-latest finish in Grand Slam tennis ...

It’s not beneficial for the umpires, the officials. Murray underwent surgery not knowing if it would alleviate the problem enough for him to return. Somehow, Murray must get back on the court for a third-round match against No. The latest Grand Slam finish outside of the Australian Open happened at last year’s U.S. It’s not good for the players.” The latest finish in Grand Slam history was 4:34 a.m.

Jamie Murray suggested tournament organisers need to look at ways to end the farce of sending players out on court for best of five set matches at 11pm at night ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) We can’t continue to have players compete into the wee hours of the morning. Of course not, yet tennis is the only sport that stands alone in pursuing this crazy scheduling. “We can’t continue to have players compete into the wee hours of the morning. [News](https://www.tennis365.com/category/news/)

Murray secured his place in the third round at the first Grand Slam of the year by beating Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia 4-6, 6-7 (4/7). 7-6 (7/5), 6-3 and 7- ...

Murray secured his place in the third round at the first Grand Slam of the year by beating Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia 4-6, 6-7 (4/7). One of the all-time GREAT comebacks!— Tennis TV (@TennisTV) WATCH below as Murray wins the clash in one of the greatest tennis comebacks of all time.

Scottish superstar Andy Murray was in an understandably buoyant mood following his comeback against Thanasi Kokkinakis, busting out an X-rated joke ...

That proved the turning point in the end, and Murray advances to face Roberto Bautista Agut in the next phase. After all, it took great guts and determination to battle back from the brink in what was the longest match of his career to date. You didn't need to do that but it really helps me and Thanasi when we have all of you creating an amazing atmosphere. When Fitzgerald retorted that Murray 'has a big everything,' the third-round qualifier joked back: "I'm not sure my wife would agree with that!" However, Thursday's triumph was that much more special after the veteran came back from two sets down to topple one of the home favourites 4-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-3, 7-5. And wife Kim Sears may not have been all that impressed after she was roped into the comedy.

The 35-year-old Murray had just fought off a match point and completed his record 11th comeback from down two sets to prevail over Thanasi Kokkinakis, 4-6, 6-7( ...

He added: “I think now I ride the most matches coming from two sets to love down so I have done it before. They are 3-3 all-time, but Bautista Agut beat Murray in five sets in the first round of the 2019 Australian Open. “It was unbelievable that I managed to turn that round,” Murray, ranked No. And I don’t know how I managed to get through it. “It’s ridiculously late, you didn’t need to do that but it really helps me and Thanasi in a situation like that creating an amazing atmosphere for us so I appreciate that. The 35-year-old Murray had just fought off a match point and completed his record 11th comeback from down two sets to prevail over Thanasi Kokkinakis, 4-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-3, 7-5 at 4.05 a.m.

Andy Murray, down two sets and a break in the second round to Thanasi Kokkinakis, was also denied a bathroom break at 3 a.m., but still won the match.

After winning the fourth set and leveling the match 2-2, Murray asked if he could use the restroom. The match, the longest of Murray's storied career, would go ono for three more hours, lasting nearly six hours (5:45) in all. Murray made incredible saves on each shot, and the Aussie eventually put a shot into the net.

Andy Murrays second-round clash with Thanasi Kokkinakis in Melbourne did not begin until after 10pm and finished at 4.05am the following morning; ...

"We can't continue to have players compete into the wee hours of the morning. "But if my child was a ball kid for a tournament and they're coming home at five in the morning, as a parent, I'm snapping at that. "This is the best outcome for ALL singles players. But when you start the night matches late and have conditions like that, these things are going to happen." Some people obviously need to work the following day and everything. "I don't know who it's beneficial for," Murray said.

Andy Murray produced yet another Herculean effort at the Australian Open, coming back from two sets and a break down against home favorite Thanasi ...

Murray now holds the record for most comebacks from two sets down of all active players with 11 – and this one might have been his greatest yet. With Kokkinakis two sets up and leading 2-0 in the third set, Murray improbably chased down five successive shots that all should have been winners, before eventually forcing his opponent into a mistake to break serve. That’s why I kept going.” “I have experience of it and I rely on that experience and that drive and that fight, and my love of the game and competing, and my respect for this event and the competition. “I mean, I don’t know … in Melbourne.

Andy Murray has raised the bar for 35-year-olds who have a metal hip after his incredible comeback win overThanasi Kokkinakis in the second round of the ...

Murray won a singles title at the European Open 10 months after the hip procedure. All of that pic.twitter.com/JkWVFy5YoV He will need to get plenty of rest before his next match against Roberto Bautista Agut after playing more than 10 hours of tennis already this week. "I didn't really know what I had said at the press conference." There was confusion throughout 2019 that Murray would have to walk away from the sport because of injury.

5:45 later, Andy Murray at age 35, with a metal hip, pulls off one of the more improbable comebacks I've seen. [talking](https://www.news.com.au/sport/tennis/andy-murray-makes-surprise-announcement-ahead-of-the-australian-open/news-story/e1ee6b4245649e130dca436c3c03abdc) about possibly retiring due to hip and back problems. 35yo Andy Murray, a former world #1 with a metal hip, who played 5h two days ago, comes back to beat Thanasi Kokkinakis 4-6, 6-7(4), 7-6(5), 6-3, 7-5 in the 2nd longest ever #AusOpen match: 5h45, finished after 4am in the morning.

Into the 3rd round

Epic. This is why I love the sport. This is the second consecutive five-set thriller Murray has won to start the Australian Open. After dropping the first two sets, Murray won a third-set tiebreaker to stay alive. He won the fourth and fifth sets to seal the win in five hours, 45 minutes in a match that ended after 4 a.m.

Andy Murray soldiered deep into the night to conjure another extraordinary win at the Australian Open.

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It took the Brit until 4.05am to defeat Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis. 6PR and Nine News Tennis Correspondent, Craig Gabriel, told Millsy and Karl on 6PR ...

It was 2 a.m., and Murray was down two sets and 3-5 in third to Thanasi Kokkinakis. Then he went to work.

Two sets and two hours later, that fact hadn’t changed. Fifteen minutes later, the same chain of events played out. It was just one shot, but Murray wasted no time taking advantage of it; he broke with a forehand winner on the next point. Then he stopped and cut to the chase: Then he went to work. Azarenka, Hurkacz vs.

Andy Murray called for tennis to end the "farce" of all-night matches after battling past 4am at the Australian Open to defeat Thanasi Kokkinakis in one of ...

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) “That’s why I kept going.” It’s obviously amazing to win the match but I also want to go to bed now. But when you start the night matches late and have conditions like that, these things are going to happen.” I’m like, ‘It’s great, but I want to sleep’.” [Live Tennis](https://www.tennis365.com/category/live-tennis/) It’s not beneficial for the umpires, the officials. Some people obviously need to work the following day and everything. It’s not good for the players. “We come here after the match and that’s what the discussion is, rather than it being like, ‘epic Murray-Kokkinakis match’. It’s not beneficial for them. I don’t think it’s amazing for the fans.

Their battle lasted five hours and 45 minutes, so one would think numerous bathroom breaks would be necessary. But when Murray requested a trip to the restroom ...

"It's a 𝐣𝐨𝐤𝐞... It's 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐟𝐮𝐥!" "So, yeah, we talk about it all the time. Some people said he was breaking the rules and just left the court, but he later explained on social media that the chair umpire gave him permission as long as he hurried up. He described the situation and rule as "disrespectful." "Do you know something?

Andy Murray's still got it. On a historic night-turned-early-morning at Melbourne Park, the 35-year-old former world No. 1 won the longest match of his ...

An exhausted Andy Murray still had enough left in the tank to blast tennis officials after an epic five-set comeback second round win at the Australian Open ...

"There are so many variables... "It was an epic match and when you schedule a match like that just before 10 p.m. in the morning." "For starters, it was insane that matches at that level are played 4 to 4:30 a.m. You know it as well." Murray said he respected the rules but criticised having to play until 3 or 4 a.m.

Andy Murray played for five hours and 45 minutes on Thursday-night-turned-Friday-morning, his epic victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis ended at 4:05 AM just ...

It’s not beneficial for the umpires, the officials. It’s not good for the players.” Rather than it being like an epic Murray-Kokkinakis match, it ends in a bit of a farce.” “A match like that, yeah, we come here after the match, and that’s what discussion is. “A match like that, we come here after the match, and that’s what discussion is. “It’s obviously amazing to win the match, but I also want to go to bed now.

Andy Murray's heroics during his second-round match against Thanasi Kokkinakos at the Australian Open has left John McEnroe in awe.

[Australian Open](https://www.tennis365.com/category/australian-open/) “You would send his way right now because this is about the love of the sport more than anything else. “I would say to Andy Murray that you make our sport shine. It was one of the most insane things I’ve seen in all my years watching tennis.” There’s recovery, when you could even possibly think about going to sleep, how do you even look at the next opponent? [Live Tennis](https://www.tennis365.com/category/live-tennis/) For starters, it was insane that matches at that level are played 4-430am in the morning,” Very impressive. We’ve crunched the numbers and they’re impressive. [discovery+](https://www.discoveryplus.com/gb/sport/tennis/australian-open?utm_campaign=UK-EU-D1-WBD-C11-PR-CAM-AW-W-Tennis-AustralianOpen-221221-NA&utm_medium=referral&utm_source=pr.com&utm_content=text-paid-prcom-id1) and Eurosport [McEnroe](https://www.tennis365.com/tennis-news/andy-f-murray-jamie-murray-juan-martin-del-potro-john-mcenroe-ultimate-respect/), a seven-time Grand Slam winner, said.

British star Andy Murray was understandably all smiles after his heroic victory against Thanasi Kokkinakis on Thursday - and then displayed his very cheeky ...

I don't think it's amazing for the fans. 'It's not beneficial for them. It's not beneficial for the umpires, the officials.

It was an epic day at the Australian Open with Andy Murray producing a comeback win for the ages against Thanasi Kokkinakis which ended at 4.05am.

It's Melbourne, but we don't often get those conditions in such a short period of time. Jamie Murray and Michael Venus went out of the doubles, losing in the second round Andy Murray was back on site late this morning for a brief bit of treatment before heading back to his hotel for a second sleep as he tries to prepare himself for his third round against Roberto Bautista Agut, scheduled for 7pm on Saturday. [Andy Murray producing a comeback win for the ages](/sport/tennis/article-11654631/Andy-Murray-beats-Thanasi-Kokkinakis-4-6-6-7-7-6-6-3-7-5.html) against Thanasi Kokkinakis which ended at 4.05am. [Andy Murray produced a comeback for the ages to beat Thanasi Kokkinakis](/sport/tennis/article-11654631/Andy-Murray-beats-Thanasi-Kokkinakis-4-6-6-7-7-6-6-3-7-5.html) - Murray returned on Friday for some treatment but his body was in good shape

Andy Murray was left fuming after he was denied a chance to go to the toilet in the middle of his five-set marathon against Thanasi Kokkinakis at the ...

She gave me permission and told me to be quick.” “So she told me (you didn’t capture that with a camera), I had to hurry up. Although the umpire could be heard saying he had 30 seconds to return, Djokovic was back on court before the timer ran out, winning the following game comfortably. I didn’t ‘defy’ her or the rules. It’s ridiculous.” “Do you know something?

Murray's second-round comeback victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis took him past Roger Federer, Boris Becker and Aaron Krickstein for most singles wins having ...

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Murray's stirring five-set comeback against Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia ended a day that also saw the men's singles favorite Novak Djokovic win while ...

men’s singles title for the University of Florida, where his father is the coach, and is making his first trip outside the U.S. It was the standout victory of Brooksby’s career, and it was a bad day all around for No. The surprise is that the American men’s surge in Melbourne does not include their leader: the No. Then, after losing his serve, he broke Ruud again at love to reclaim full command of the match. Open finals last year, could not solve the riddle of Brooksby’s unconventional game. I hope for the positive outcome. He has dominated on clay for close to two decades and could aim for a 15th singles title at the French Open. I hope for the best. Late in the second set, Djokovic, with his left hamstring tightly wrapped, began wincing and landing awkwardly on some shots, looking far from eager to slide into his signature defensive splits. He recorded the most significant victory of his career by upsetting the No. 1 seed and the reigning champion, on the same court. But the quality and tenacity of play was often extraordinary down the stretch despite all that time on the court.

Murray fought back from two sets down to seal an incredible 4-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis in a second round contest that ...

But when you start the night matches late and have conditions like that, these things are going to happen.' Djokovic tagged Murray in the post and wrote: 'You just felt short of 8min. I don't think it's amazing for the fans. 'Some people obviously need to work the following day and everything. 'It's not beneficial for them. [Murray fought back from two sets down to seal an incredible 4-6, 6-7, 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 win over Australian Thanasi Kokkinakis](/sport/tennis/article-11654631/Andy-Murray-beats-Thanasi-Kokkinakis-4-6-6-7-7-6-6-3-7-5.html) in a second round contest that did not finish until 4.05am.

Novak Djokovic has taken the time to laud "great champion" Andy Murray after his famous victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis at the Australian Open on Thursday.

"I do remember this moment, it’s a very magical moment, for sure. "He started it at a reasonable time, I would say, there is a rule in place, they didn’t break any rules, the match started at 10 o’clock. I do remember very vividly the match [Marcos] Baghdatis played with [Lleyton] Hewitt, it’s somewhere back inside my mind somewhere. You are a warrior!" 1 having come so close to retiring at the Australian Open in 2019 and undergone two very serious hip surgeries in recent years. Sorry mate!"