Andy Murray vs. Paolo Lorenzi: Score and Reaction from 2016 US Open

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Published: September 3, 2016

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Second-seeded Andy Murray overcame a slow start Saturday to defeat Italy's Paolo Lorenzi 7-6(4), 5-7, 6-2, 6-3 in the third round of the U.S. Open.

By virtue of the victory, Murray kept alive his quest to reach the final of all four Grand Slam events in 2016.

Murray struggled out of the gates and didn't appear to be in the type of form he displayed in winning Wimbledon and Olympic gold at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

With the opening set knotted at 4-4, Lorenzi broke Murray, which gave the underdog an opportunity to serve for a 1-0 lead. 

The three-time Grand Slam champion battled back to earn a break of his own and then outlasted Lorenzi 7-4 in the tiebreak, as seen in this video courtesy of U.S. Open Tennis:



Murray's play in the first set was erratic, and as Sam Edwards of BBC Sport pointed out, he was fortunate to come out on top considering how many mistakes he made:



Simon Cambers of the Guardian observed that Murray may have been nursing an injury that could have impacted his performance in the early going:



While Lorenzi could have easily gotten down after dropping the first set despite pushing Murray to his limits, the 34-year-old veteran continued to be a thorn in the 2012 U.S. Open champion's side.

By virtue of two breaks, Lorenzi rushed out to a 5-2 lead in the second set.

As Juan Jose Vallejo of Rolling Stone indicated, Murray was completely out of sorts when it came to his first serves:



Despite his struggles, Murray gritted his way back into the set with a break and a pair of holds to make it 5-5.

Lorenzi didn't allow the Murray comeback to deter him, though, as he held to go up 6-5 and then broke the Brit for the third time in the set to even the match:



With regard to giving Murray so much trouble, Ben Rothe...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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