- Murray beats Yoshihito Nishioka 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-4
- Nishioka throws away match point to lose in 4hr 39min
Andy Murray should have been on the next plane out of New York on day two of the US Open, leaving behind a city and a tournament in the grip of ennui, but he laughed at the odds yet again. He might win one more match or none, but the most stubborn fighter in tennis will not go quietly.
When a smattering of profane Scottish defiance extended the suffering beyond what seemed to be its natural term, the 24-year-old Japanese left-hander, Yoshihito Nishioka, who had match point in the fourth set, drowned slowly in resistance that defied logic, and Murray ground out a 4-6, 4-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (4), 6-4 win that carried him into the second round on Thursday.