Andy Murray's double comeback advances him to U.S. Open's 2nd round

Andy Murray made two big comebacks in the U.S. Open on Tuesday — the first by being there at all.

Tuesday marked the first time the British tennis star advanced past the first round at a Grand Slam since announcing his intention to retire in early 2019 due to a persistent hip injury. But that almost didn't happen, as Murray was down two sets and facing a match point before coming back to beat Japan's Yoshihito Nishioka in five sets.

On Monday, Naomi Osaka, who beat Serena Williams to win 2018's U.S. Open, secured her spot in the second round of the Women's Singles tournament — and made a statement with a mask printed with the name of Breonna Taylor, a Black woman killed by police. Williams plays her first round Tuesday evening. Kathryn Krawczyk

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