Murray wins in 5 sets; seeds take a tumble

For just the ninth time in his career, Andy Murray escaped from a two- sets- to- love deficit. The world No. 2 and two- time Grand Slam champion had to wait overnight, but then came through 3- 6, 3- 6, 6- 0, 6- 3, 7- 5 to defeat 37- year- old qualifier Radek Stepanek.

Murray took two days and five sets to overcome Stepanek, a former world No. 8 who was forced to qualify here after an injury last season. Serving 4- 5 down in the fifth set, Murray was twice two points from defeat.

But Murray survived and will meet French wildcard Mathias Bourgue in the second round on Wednesday. Bourgue, 22, is ranked No. 164 in the world.

Wawrinka survives … just barely

Earlier in the day, defending champion Stan Wawrinka faced his own challenge. The Swiss man trailed big- hitting Lukas Rosol two sets to one before winning 4- 6, 6- 1, 3- 6, 6- 3, 6- 4 to advance to round two.

Vinci, Kerber ousted

Serena Williams can relax a bit. Her U. S. Open conqueror is out. No. 7 seed Roberta Vinci, the Italian who shocked Williams in the semifinals in New York in September, lost to Kateryna Bondarenko in straight sets. Other seeds to fall: No. 3 Angelique Kerber, the reigning Australian Open champion; No. 10 Marin Cilic, the 2014 U. S. Open champion; No. 16 Sara Errani, a finalist here in 2012; and No. 17 Karolina Pliskova, who was beaten by American Shelby Rogers in three sets.

Raise the ( or build a … ) roof

French tennis officials again addressed the issue of the tournament lacking a roof, as play was interrupted for much of Sunday and at the outset of Monday. Tournament director Guy Forget expressed frustration with the red tape involved in getting expansions approved. “It’s an ongoing process, which will take us to 2020, where hopefully everything will be done,” he said. Tuesday’s forecast: partly cloudy.

DENNIS GROMBKOWSKI, GETTY IMAGES No. 2 seed Andy Murray hits a shot during his match vs. Radek Stepanek.