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| Andy Murray has played two matches in three days at the French Open |
World number two Andy Murray had to fight back to beat wildcard Mathias Bourgue in five sets and secure his place in the French Open third round.
The British number one lost eight consecutive games to drop the second and then the third sets to the inspired 22-year-old Grand Slam debutant.
But Murray, 29, used all his experience to seal a 6-2 2-6 4-6 6-2 6-3 win over the world number 164 from France.
Fellow Briton Kyle Edmund lost 6-4 6-4 6-4 to American 15th seed John Isner.
Aljaz Bedene, who plays on Thursday, is the only other British player left in the singles tournaments in Paris.
Murray was also taken to five sets in the first round by veteran Czech Radek Stepanek.
The Scot's inconsistent form has been perplexing considering he beat Novak Djokovic in the Italian Open final in his last match on clay.
He now goes on to face 27th seed Ivo Karlovic from Croatia in the third round on Friday.
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What Murray said
"Mathias was excellent and made me run a lot. He's got a fantastic future for sure.
"I led 6-2 2-0 then he started playing unbelievably and I was finding it hard to win points, let alone games. I've played matches like this before and just tried to fight through to the end.
"You can't play too many matches like this if you want to go far in this tournament. I hope to win the next one a little bit faster."
