
The Andy Murray farewell has been five years in the making. One wonders quite when it might eventually reach its end, but inevitably there are a few more dramatic twists and turns to come.
For much of the match against Belgium’s Sander Gille and Joran Vliegen, Murray and Dan Evans suggested it would have none of the drama of Sunday night, when they saved five match points against Japan’s Kei Nishikori and Taro Daniel to extend Murray’s career by at least 48 hours.