DAILY NEWS: Andy Murray grinds out five-set win over Viktor Troicki at French Open

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• British No1 wins after match entered second day
• Murray to play Juan Ignacio Chela in quarter-finals

Andy Murray battled into the French Open quarter-finals by beating Viktor Troicki 4-6, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 7-5 after the pair returned to court for a one-set shoot‑out.

Play was suspended late on Monday due to bad light after Murray, seeded No4 and carrying an ankle injury, had fought back superbly to level the match at two sets all.

Troicki was angered at the start of the sixth game of the last set when a ballboy inexplicably ran on to the court right in front of the Serb as he was winning the point with a smash.

The umpire ordered them to replay the point, which Murray won, leading to more rage from Troicki and boos from a crowd.

In the end it did not matter as Troicki went on to break the Briton in the same game but the No15 lost his serve twice, sending a backhand into the net on the key point as Murray sealed a last-eight clash with Juan Ignacio Chela.

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Jamie Jackson, Sean Ingle 31 May, 2011

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Source: http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2011/may/31/andy-murray-viktor-troiki-french-open
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