Murray relieved after Hasse test

Andy Murray's primary emotion was relief as he reflected on one of the more remarkable victories of his career in the second round of the US Open.

Murray battled back from two sets down against big-hitting Dutchman Robin Hasse to take complete control, only for his opponent to nearly stage a remarkable comeback of his own. The fourth seed won 13 games in a row to lead 4-0 in the fifth, but Hasse then took four straight games before Murray converted his third match point.

After his 6-7 (5-7) 2-6 6-2 6-0 6-4 victory, Murray said: "It was an unbelievable ending to the match. I'm just glad I'm in the next round and get a chance to improve and play better and give myself a chance."

While his fans may have been fearing the worst as the fifth set reached its conclusion, Murray, who qualified for the Barclays ATP World Tour Finals in London with his victory, insisted: "That's when I felt my calmest.

"Even when he started coming back, I wasn't panicking, I wasn't getting frustrated. I just stayed focused and managed to turn it around.

"It's just one of those matches where anything could have happened at the end. I just stayed a little bit tougher than him and got the win."

It was the sixth time in his career Murray has come back from two sets down, and he added: "It does help to know physically you can get through the match. That's really the main thing. You always feel like you can turn the match round in terms of the tennis."

The Scot now has a day off in which to work out how to avoid such drama when he faces Feliciano Lopez in the third round on Sunday. Murray knows he must produce a better start when he takes on the Spaniard.

He told Sky Sports: "It was a tough match and if I play like I did today I might be going home.

"I just wasn't playing well (at the start of the match), I was moving really poorly and that's not good for my game. Once I started to move better towards the end of the third set my game was so much better."