Murray past second round at Wimbledon in five set
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Updated: 2021-07-01 09:54
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LONDON -- Home favorite Andy Murray won a marathon match against German Oscar Otte to reach the men's singles last 32 at the Wimbledon Championships on Wednesday.
Murray, 34, was granted a wild card for this year's Wimbledon as the three-time Grand Slam champion has been suffering a few setbacks while trying to return to the tour after hip surgeries.
The former world No 1 spent three and a half hours to see off the 24th seed Nikoloz Basilashvili in the first round on Monday and need to fight 20 minutes longer while facing Otte, who played at the grass-court Grand Slam for the first time.
