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Paul Brown

Andy Murray survives early scare to secure Wimbledon second-round spot

Andy Murray rolled back the years to pull off a gutsy comeback victory in yet another gruelling late-night thriller on Monday.

Murray, walking wounded at Wimbledon after an abdominal injury, dropped the first set to world number 74 James Duckworth. But he roared back to show there's life in the old dog yet against a player almost as banged up as him.

Aussie Duckworth is not fully fit after hip surgery - his ninth operation in ten injury-plagued years. And he made a fight of it on his Centre Court debut against the two-time champion, who came into this tournament fighting his body as much as his opponent.

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