Andy Murray's double comeback advances him to U.S. Open's 2nd round
Andy Murray made two big comebacks in the U.S. Open on Tuesday — the first by being there at all.
Tuesday marked the first time the British tennis star advanced past the first round at a Grand Slam since announcing his intention to retire in early 2019 due to a persistent hip injury. But that almost didn't happen, as Murray was down two sets and facing a match point before coming back to beat Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in five sets.
Andy Murray has done it!
From two sets down and at match point, Murray has fought back to beat Yoshihito Nishioka.
4-6 4-6 7-6 7-6 6-4.
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On Monday, Naomi Osaka, who beat Serena Williams to win 2018's U.S. Open, secured her spot in the second round of the Women's Singles tournament — and made a statement with a mask printed with the name of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed by police. Williams plays her first round Tuesday evening.
.@naomiosaka walked out in a Breonna Taylor mask for her night match at Arthur Ashe stadium.#USOpen pic.twitter.com/Ubxwst54kl
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