TENNIS in DEPTH.

An angry Andy Murray walked off Court One at Roland Garros on Wednesday evening despite taking a one-set lead over Juan Ignacio Chela in his French Open second-round match.

Play was suspended until Thursday due to bad light at just after 9.30pm local time, with Murray leading 6-2 3-3 and seemingly keen to play on.

But Chela was not so eager and won the battle of wills when tournament officials called a halt to proceedings, much to Murray’s annoyance.

A succession of rain delays on day four at Roland Garros meant the contest did not begin on Court One until 8.07pm local time and there was never any real prospect of it finishing in one go.

Murray admitted after Monday’s epic first-round win over Richard Gasquet that, with his congenital knee problem currently giving him grief, another five-setter could kill off his tournament hopes.

So in one respect, the prospect of playing his match with Chela in two parts might have appealed to the Scot, especially in light of his record against the Argentinian.

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Juan Ignacio Chela of Argentina defeated third-seeded American Sam Querrey in three sets Sunday in the championship match of the $500,000 U.S. Men’s Clay Court Championship.

Chela took the 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory in a little under 2 1/2 hours for his fifth career title, all of which have come on clay. It is his first title since 2007, when Chela won in Acapulco.

Querrey was vying for his fourth career title and second of the season, having bested American John Isner at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships in February.

Querrey had 11 aces Sunday, but recorded a first-serve percentage of just 57 in his first-ever clay court final.

Sunday’s final was the first-ever meeting between the players. Chela earned $79,900 for the victory, while Querrey won $42,000 as the runner-up.

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