<p><strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/andy-murray-admits-he-is-one-big-injury-away-from-retirement-23261771" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Andy Murray</a></strong> rolled back the years to defeat 13th seed <strong><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/matteo-berrettini-beats-casper-ruud-and-puts-italy-in-brisbane-city-final-23263588" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Matteo Berrettini</a></strong> in a five-set epic at the Australian Open on Tuesday, on a day when sweltering heat and then heavy rain played havoc.&nbsp;</p>
<h2>Ban of flags</h2>
<p>There was also controversy off the court on Day Two after organisers banned Russian and Belarusian flags at Melbourne Park. The day looked set to belong to the 35-year-old Murray&mdash;and Melbourne&rsquo;s famously fickle weather.&nbsp;</p>
<p><img title="Matteo Berrettini" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2023/jan/murray-jan-eighteen-b_e.jpg" alt="Matteo Berrettini" width="1286" height="720" /><strong><em>Matteo Berrettini</em></strong></p>
<p>The Briton saved match point to defeat Italy&rsquo;s Berrettini 6-3, 6-3, 4-6, 6-7 (7/9), 7-6 (10/6) in 4hrs, 49 mins on Rod Laver Arena, where the roof was closed because of the extreme heat. &ldquo;I will be feeling [after effects] this &nbsp;evening and tomorrow,&rdquo; said the former World No.1, who plays with a metal hip after career-saving surgery.&ldquo;But right now unbelievably happy and proud of myself.&rdquo; The three-time major winner faces either Fabio Fognini or Thanasi Kokkinakis in Round Two.&nbsp;</p>
<p><strong>Also Read: <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/other-sports/article/no-roger-federer-or-serena-williams-australian-open-starts-minus-2-big-stars-23265707" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">No Roger Federer or Serena Williams: Australian Open starts minus 2 big stars</a></strong></p>
<h2>Rublev stuns Thiem</h2>
<p>Also in the men&rsquo;s draw, Russia&rsquo;s fifth seed Andrey Rublev ended the tournament of 2020 finalist Dominic Thiem 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 in 36 degrees Celsius (96.8 Fahrenheit) temperatures.&nbsp;</p>
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