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WATCH: Andy Murray breaks out magic to avoid Dubai upset

The world No. 1 pulled off an all-time escape act to beat Philipp

Published Mar 02, 2017

Who does something like that?

The world No. 1, that’s who.

In his quarterfinal match at the Dubai Duty Free Championships, Andy Murray lost the first set against Philipp Kohlschreiber in a fairly routine tiebreak. Just one day after Roger Federer's shocking upset at the hands of world No. 116 Evgeny Donskoy, Murray, too, looked to be in real danger.

But the second-set breaker was about as out-of-the-ordinary as you can imagine. Murray fought off seven match points, including the one deflected by way of drop shot that no one saw coming, especially under those circumstances.

It was so well-disguised, in fact, you’d think it was wearing a fake nose and mustache.

Murray went on to take the 31-minute tiebreak 20-18, only the sixth one since 1991 to have a total point count so high.

Understandably deflated, Kohlschreiber lost the third set, 6-1. Murray moves on to the semifinals, coming one step closer to his first title of 2017.

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