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Great feeling to make second week of a Grand Slam: Andy Murray

Murray is chasing his third Wimbledon title and next faces Frenchman Benoit Paire in the fourth-round.

SNS | New Delhi | July 8, 2017 4:10 am

Great feeling to make second week of a Grand Slam: Andy Murray

Defending Wimbledon champion Andy Murray survived a scare against Italian player Fabio Fognini in the third-round and the home favourite paid tribute to the partisan crowd that supported him throughout the encounter.

The World No.1 uploaded a picture of himself with the caption: “Always a great feeling to make it to the second week of a slam. Atmosphere was awesome tonight, thanks for all the support #wimbledon."

The 28th-seeded Fognini was outclassed in the opening set, but came back strongly to win the second 6-4, before Murray recovered to close out the last two sets in a match that lasted over two and a half hours.

Murray, 30, is chasing his third Wimbledon title and next faces unseeded Frenchman Benoit Paire in the fourth-round.