Top Moments of 2019, No. 7: Murray and Wawrinka's Antwerp reunion

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The story of this match began with another match -- a 6-7(6), 6-3, 5-7, 7-6(3), 6-1 French Open semifinal between Stan Wawrinka and Andy Murray in 2017. The enthralling four-and-a-half hour encounter whipped the crowds into a frenzy and by the time Murray was beaten, both men were beaten up.

Murray would have hip surgery, Wawrinka would have knee surgery, and both would point back to this match as a crucial junction in their injury problems.

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But finally, they were back and showing flashes of old in the final of Antwerp, the first title of Murray's comeback .

"Amazing to be back playing against him in a final like that," Murray told the crowd following a 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 victory. "I thought it was a great match."

The distance he had come was captured during his quarterfinal win against  Copil, when Murray had walked to his chair and sobbed into his hands, reminiscent of his 3 a.m. win against the same opponent at Washington, D.C., in 2018.

But then the tears had flowed from pain, and doubt. Now, they were tears of triumph.