Andy Murray Bounces Back to Advance at US Open

Andy Murray Bounces Back to Advance at US Open
Andy Murray of Great Britain hits to Emelio Nava on day three of the 2022 U.S. Open tennis tournament at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York, on Aug 31, 2022. Robert Deutsch/USA TODAY Sports via Field Level Media
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Andy Murray stormed back from a first-set loss to defeat American wild card Emilio Nava 5–7, 6–3, 6–1, 6–0 on Wednesday in the second round of the U.S. Open in New York.

Murray finished with just 22 winners compared to Nava’s 33, but made good on 46 of 58 first service points (79.3 percent) to mount the comeback. The Briton won 14 of the last 15 games, sending him to the third round of the event for the first time since 2016.