French Open: Andy Murray made to wait with match locked in the final set

 
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Standard Sport31 May 2014

Andy Murray must come back on Sunday to try to finish off Philipp Kohlschreiber after play was suspended for darkness at 7-7 in the fifth set of their third-round match at Roland Garros.

The pair followed a crazy five-set match between Gael Monfils and Fabio Fognini onto Court Suzanne Lenglen and produced just as many twists and turns.

After three hours and 27 minutes they were tied at 3-6 6-3 6-3 4-6 7-7, with Murray having fought back from a set down to lead only to make a mess of the fourth when the match seemed in his grasp.

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