Andy Murray's fightback against Radek Stepanek
at the French Open was halted by the fading light as he trailed 3-6 3-6
6-0 4-2 when play was suspended.
The world No 2 produced a determined response after dropping
two sets, but must resume his first round match with Stepanek on Tuesday
after the players were forced off by the gloomy conditions at Roland
Garros.
Stepanek, the oldest player in the draw at the age of 37,
produced a sprightly start to the match and frustrated Murray with a
string of drop shots.
Murray
was struggling to contain his irritation, appearing to direct his angry
mutterings towards his coaching team, and fumbled a forehand into the
net to concede the opening set.
His mood grew as murky as the
conditions on court when he allowed Stepanek to instantly break back in
the second set and the Czech confidently broke again on the way to his
two-set lead.
The threat of an early exit was met by a furious response from
Murray, who repeatedly bellowed a 'let's go' mantra while racing through
the third set without dropping a game.
Sensing that Murray was on
the march, Stepanek wanted the match to be halted at that point, but
the umpire ignored his protests and Murray broke again to take command
of the fourth set.
But both players signalled that the match
should be postponed, with the light fading fast, and Murray will be
hoping to continue his impressive recovery when play restarts.
But Kyle Edmund is safely through to the second round for the second
successive year after a four-set win over qualifier Nikoloz
Basilashvili.
The 21-year-old Yorkshireman battled to a a 7-6 (7/4) 6-7 (9/7) 7-5 6-1 victory that lasted two hours and 47 minutes.
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