Andy Murray proved once again that he is the comeback kid, last night defeating France’s Adrian Mannarino in five sets after losing the first two.

The Scot looked destined for a shock second round defeat in the US Open before recovering to win 5-7 4-6 6-1 6-3 6-1 in humid conditions at Flushing Meadows.

He now face Brazilian 30th seed Thomaz Bellucci of Brazil in the third round.

The last time Murray lost in the first week of a Grand Slam was in 2010, but he struggled to cope with world number 35 Mannarino.

“It was an extremely tough match,” he said after a gruelling 3 hours and 17 minutes in the Arthur Ashe stadium.

Murray has now won eight times from two sets down.