Andy Murray to meet Juan Martin del Potro after beating Martin Klizan in four sets at the French Open
The world No 1 came through an absorbing contest on a sweltering Court Suzanne Lenglen 6-7 (3-7 ) 6-2 6-2 7-6 (7-3).
Murray produced an encouraging four-set win over Andrey Kuznetsov in round one, but the early signs were not good against the dangerous Slovak.
He was forced to fight back from an early break down in the first set to take the fiery Klizan into a tiebreak. But the world No 50 took advantage of Murray's shaky serve to take it 7-3 after 64 minutes.
Klizan was involved in a controversy in his previous match after Laurent Lokoli accused him of faking injuries during their match, and refused to shake his hand, but the 27-year-old looked in a positive mood, playing with freedom and unloading his trademark thunderous forehands at every opportunity.
The Briton slowly fought his way back into a contest and a useful double break in the second set helped him level things up 6-2.
Murray's momentum continued in the next with a break in the opening game, with the use of the drop shot becoming more prevalent as the contest went on, and he soon wrapped it up with a replica 6-2 scoreline.
Klizan failed to take advantage of a break to take the contest into a decider as Murray turned things around to complete victory in a one-sided tiebreaker.
Source:Skysports
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