<p>Stefanos Tsitsipas fought off Andy Murray to silence a partisan Centre Court crowd with a superb 7-6(3) 6-7(2) 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 victory in a gripping Wimbledon second-round match on Friday.</p>.<p>The 24-year-old Greek trailed by two sets to one after twice Wimbledon champion Murray edged ahead in three tight sets on Thursday night before Wimbledon's curfew halted play mid-battle.</p>.<p>As the match resumed in sparkling sunshine on Friday, fifth seed Tsitsipas showed incredible composure to edge a tense fourth set on a tiebreak after both players had been rock solid on serve, as they had been throughout the contest.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/battling-svitolina-knocks-elise-mertens-out-of-wimbledon-1234560.html" target="_blank">Battling Svitolina knocks Elise Mertens out of Wimbledon</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>The 36-year-old Murray, who has not reached the fourth round at a Grand Slam since 2017 and underwent hip-resurfacing surgery in 2019, finally began to look weary in the fifth.</p>.<p>Errors began to come from his racket and Tsitsipas sensed his moment with a break in the third game -- the first time he had taken Murray's serve in the match.</p>.<p>Tsitsipas forged 5-3 ahead but Murray hung in to test the Greek's nerve.</p>.<p>Two match points went begging but at the third time of asking an ace ended Murray's dream.</p>.<p>Tsitsipas, who also needed five sets to beat Austrian Dominic Thiem in a rain-hit first-round clash, will face Serbia's 60th-ranked Laslo Djere next as he eyes a deep run having only once reached the last 16 in 2018.</p>.<p>"It's never easy against Andy. Everyone loves him here. It was a very difficult game and I'm impressed how well he holds up after his hip surgeries and his level today," Tsitsipas said.</p>.<p>"It was nerve-racking. It was an obstacle and it's extra difficult when you've grown up watching him play on this court."</p>
<p>Stefanos Tsitsipas fought off Andy Murray to silence a partisan Centre Court crowd with a superb 7-6(3) 6-7(2) 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 victory in a gripping Wimbledon second-round match on Friday.</p>.<p>The 24-year-old Greek trailed by two sets to one after twice Wimbledon champion Murray edged ahead in three tight sets on Thursday night before Wimbledon's curfew halted play mid-battle.</p>.<p>As the match resumed in sparkling sunshine on Friday, fifth seed Tsitsipas showed incredible composure to edge a tense fourth set on a tiebreak after both players had been rock solid on serve, as they had been throughout the contest.</p>.<p><strong>Also Read | <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/tennis/battling-svitolina-knocks-elise-mertens-out-of-wimbledon-1234560.html" target="_blank">Battling Svitolina knocks Elise Mertens out of Wimbledon</a></strong><br /> </p>.<p>The 36-year-old Murray, who has not reached the fourth round at a Grand Slam since 2017 and underwent hip-resurfacing surgery in 2019, finally began to look weary in the fifth.</p>.<p>Errors began to come from his racket and Tsitsipas sensed his moment with a break in the third game -- the first time he had taken Murray's serve in the match.</p>.<p>Tsitsipas forged 5-3 ahead but Murray hung in to test the Greek's nerve.</p>.<p>Two match points went begging but at the third time of asking an ace ended Murray's dream.</p>.<p>Tsitsipas, who also needed five sets to beat Austrian Dominic Thiem in a rain-hit first-round clash, will face Serbia's 60th-ranked Laslo Djere next as he eyes a deep run having only once reached the last 16 in 2018.</p>.<p>"It's never easy against Andy. Everyone loves him here. It was a very difficult game and I'm impressed how well he holds up after his hip surgeries and his level today," Tsitsipas said.</p>.<p>"It was nerve-racking. It was an obstacle and it's extra difficult when you've grown up watching him play on this court."</p>