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Nothing has come easy for Andy Murray in Paris this week.

For the second straight matches, the world No. 2 was severely tested by 164th-ranked Paris resident Mathias Bourgue before finally fighting off the Frenchman in three hours, 34 minutes.

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It required the two-time Grand Slam champion to pull off some spectacular points like this one.

Watch Murray soar showing smooth racquet work making one of the toughest shots in tennis—the high backhand volley—look almost routine.

"I lost my way on the court today for quite a while," Murray said afterward.

It has taken him 10 sets of work, but Murray is through to a round three showdown with dangerous-serving Ivo Karlovic.


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