![]() ![]() Just to add to the drama on Arthur Ashe Stadium, there was an increasingly personal element to the match. Not the least part of it was the way that Murray was still sharp and fiery in the deciding set, which began soon after the four-hour mark. The result was a magnificent contest that kept the night-session crowd waiting in the Flushing Meadows plaza, while redefining what might be possible in Murray’s career. In fact, he looked virtually indistinguishable from the man who used to do this kind of thing week in, week out through the 11 months of the season. Let alone to play elite tennis for long periods. There had been so many downbeat injury bulletins this year that few had expected Murray even to compete in this match. He couldn’t quite overcome Stefanos Tsitsipas – the third seed at the US Open – but he put up a spectacular fight before going out in five sets and almost five hours. Growling, fist-pumping, berating his player box, Andy Murray rediscovered his old self at the most unexpected moment.
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