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The adulation for Andy Murray reached another notch on Tuesday as he defied the odds to upset Matteo Berrettini in the Australian Open first round.
Murray rolled backed the years to knock out the 13th seed in a five-set thriller 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (10-6) that lasted four hours and 49 minutes.
The magnitude of the 35-year-old's victory is highlighted even more by the fact that Berrettini is nearly a full decade younger and ranked more than 50 places higher.
Andy Murray was a picture of happiness as he overcame the odds to beat Matteo Berrettini
He rolled back the years as he stunned the 13th seed to win 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 (5-7), 7-6 (10-6)
Berrettini's defeat was surprising as he fell to the determined Brit in four hours and 49 minutes
Furthermore, this was three-time major champion Murray's first defeat of a top-20 opponent at a Grand Slam tournament since 2017. That was before the Brit thought he would need to retire - and indeed was
