Andy Murray v Jakub Mensik LIVE: Qatar Open tennis result and reaction as Murray loses marathon match

Long rally to open things up but Murray in control as he moves Mensik around the court and bangs a winner down

Murray 1-0 Mensik

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Some shouts of frustration from Murray as Mensik moves to 40-0. “Awful shot” in amongst it from the Brit. But fair play to Mensik, pulls out another forehand winner and he’s won the game to love. Sublime.

Only right that this goes to a final-set tiebreak, really.

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From 5-2 down, Murray has produced tennis from the gods. Some of his best stuff post-hip surgery. How on earth does Mensik recover now?

That’s some start though! Goes aggressive and puts away a giant forehand before a mammoth serve makes it 30-0

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Murray wins the point for 30-30. He can’t afford to lose this game after all the work he’s put in... Mensik goes long and it’s 40-30.

And Murray wins the game to 30 with an ace. Suddenly Mensik is serving to stay in the match, having twice failed to serve it out. WOW! What a turnaround from 5-2...

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At 5-2 down with Mensik serving, Murray was out of this match but, as he’s done for his whole career, he’s dug deep and got both breaks back. All the momentum with Murray now and Mensik is reeling.

A simple put-away to make it 15-0 but Mensik hits back with two points of his own. 15-30.

This is now the longest match in Qatar Open history as we go past the 3hr 9min mark... Classic Murray

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A long rally follows on point three but it’s Murray on top again! He’s got three break points as Mensik hits the net!

Still no first serve from the Czech and Murray marmalises a backhand return. The Czech gets back in the point but Murray into the net and puts away a forehand. He gets the second break back!

ANDY MURRAY HAS GOT A DOUBLE BREAK BACK.

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Murray is battling hard! Immediaely 0-15 as a forehand pass is too strong for Mensik. A world-class return on the next point when he gets a look at a second serve. It’s 0-30! Mensik badly needs a first serve

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Here’s how Mensik earned the double break. And that has proved important after he failed to serve out the match at the first time of asking

An unreturned serve for 40-0 and although Mensik wins one point, Murray sees out the game for a hold. Big pressure on Mensik now as he tries to serve out the match following this changeover.

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All Murray can do here is hold serve and force Mensik to serve it out again, knowing he’s already failed once. Some crunching groundstrokes and he moves into a 30-0 lead.

The match passes the three-hour mark. Murray wants it to go on for a little longer yet.

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