Collapse of Murray's father-in-law sours Briton's day


  • Tennis
  • Saturday, 23 Jan 2016

Britain's Andy Murray reacts during his third round match against Portugal's Joao Sousa at the Australian Open tennis tournament at Melbourne Park, Australia, January 23, 2016. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - The Australian Open tennis championships were rocked late on Saturday when Andy Murray's father-in-law Nigel Sears collapsed during a match at Rod Laver Arena, overshadowing the world number two's advance to the fourth round.

Sears, the coach of former French Open champion Ana Ivanovic, collapsed while watching the Serb's third-round clash against Madison Keys, prompting medical staff to rush to the 58-year-old's aid.

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