**Andy Murray was pushed all the way before beating James Blake 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 7-6 (7-4) in the early hours of Thursday in the Paris Masters.**Murray won a cagey first set with a fine drop-shot before a very close second set, without any breaks of serve, which Blake won on a tie-break.
There was never any sign of a break in the third set either and it was no shock when it too went to a tie-break.
Murray took it 7-4 and set up a third round clash with Radek Stepanek.