When Andy Hampsten survived the snowstorm over the Passo di Gavia at the 1988 Giro d’Italia and took over the maglia rosa (see Hampsten and the 1988 Pink Jersey: Part 1) the battle to become the first American to win the world’s second most prestigious grand tour was far from over. There were still seven days to go, including two time trials and four mountain stages, before the finish in
PARIS - Andy Murray survived a five-set marathon Sunday in the first round of the French Open, winning his first match at the clay-court major in his second attempt. The 10th-seeded Briton beat wild card Jonathan Eysseric of France 6-2, 1-6, 4-6, 6-0, 6-2. Eysseric turns 18 on Tuesday and is the youngest player in the men's field.
ANDY MURRAY finally recorded his first win at Roland Garros last night - but the Scot needs to improve if his French Open involvement is to enter a second week.
Andy Murray was spared the otherwise mandatory attendance at the National Tennis Centre last week when the LTA summoned all potential British competitors at Wimbledon to make sure they are not coerced into saying anything that reflects badly on the bosses when the nation's international record is placed under an unflattering spotlight next month.
Andy Murray won the first set of his first round match at the French Open against 17-year-old wild card Jonathan Eyserric, but then lost his way as the Frenchman took the second 6-1. .
Andy Garcia appears in "The Air That I Breathe," the feature debut by Korean-American writer-director Jieho Lee. The movie, which also stars Brendan Frasier, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Forest Whitaker and Kevin Bacon, comes to DVD on Tuesday.
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