Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros - Mathias Bourgue of France v Andy Murray of Britain - Paris, France - 25/05/16. Murray reacts. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - Andy Murray avoided suffering his earliest grand slam defeat for eight years by clawing his way into the French Open third round with a nerve-jangling win over swashbuckling French wildcard Mathias Bourgue on Wednesday.
After surviving a five-set thriller for the second day running, the Scot poked a finger at his thumping heart to show just what the 6-2 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 triumph meant to him.
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