Massaged Murray bites back to reach Wimbledon last 16

Andy Murray of Britain celebrates after winning his match against Andreas Seppi of Italy at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, July 4, 2015. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett

LONDON (Reuters) - Andy Murray reprised his familiar role of being the last British singles player heading into Wimbledon's second week but he needed a reboot to come through Saturday's four-set tussle with Andreas Seppi in a tale of two timeouts.

For almost three sets of Murray's 6-2 6-2 1-6 6-1 victory, the third seed was utterly dominant while his opponent looked forlorn, but the momentum of the encounter swung violently following two opportune visits to the court by the trainer.