Murray's Still Standing As Pavel Wilts in Aussie Heat ; As Temperatures Soar to 122 F, the British No1 has an Easy First Round After His Opponent Quits Both Match and the Sport [Edition 2]
Evening Standard - London › February 09, 2009
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ANDY MURRAY believes he can become world No1 within six months if he can win the Australian Open and maintain the form that has made him the hottest player in tennis.
Murray benefited from a farcical firstround victory over Romanian veteran Andrei Pavel on Centre Court today when the 34-year-old quit after 45 minutes complaining of back pain -- and promptly retired from the sport.See the full content of this document
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Murray's Still Standing As Pavel Wilts in Aussie Heat ; As Temperatures Soar to 122 F, the British No1 has an Easy First Round After His Opponent Quits Both Match and the Sport [Edition 2]
The world No4 was 6-2, 3-1 up when the match ended, allowing him to get out of the heat which reached an amazing 122 [degrees]F at the tennis complex.
The conditions were so bad that wo...See the full content of this document
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