Tennis: Yoshihito Nishioka pushes Andy Murray to five sets at U.S. Open

Yoshihito Nishioka came within a point of eliminating former world No. 1 Andy Murray in the first round of the U.S. Open on Tuesday but was denied a memorable victory as the 2012 champion fought back to win in five sets.The Japanese world No. 49 jumped out to a 2-set lead and was up 2-0 in the third before Murray, who is making his way back from hip surgery, battled to a marathon 4-6, 4-6, 7-6(5), 7-6(4), 6-4 victory in four hours and 38 minutes at Arthur Ashe Stadium.The 24-year-old Nishioka looked poised to claim one of the highest-profile victims of his career when he broke Murray for a …READ FULL ARTICLE