26-10-2016 21:51 via theguardian.com

Andy Murray survives scare before seeing off Martin Klizan in Vienna

• Briton drops a set to Slovakian but meets Gilles Simon next
• Murray chasing world No1 spot after consecutive victoriesAndy Murray survived a first-round scare at the Erste Bank Open in Vienna in his bid to chase down Novak Djokovic in the world rankings.Murray had won 24 consecutive sets before Slovakia’s Martin Klizan took a tie-break off him but the Wimbledon and Olympic champion cruised through the decider to win 6-3, 6-7, 6-0 in two hours and 22 minutes and set up a last-1
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