Hendry behind despite 147 break

Seven-time champion Stephen Hendry trails Shaun Murphy 9-7 after the quarter-final second session, despite hitting a 147 seventh-frame break.

Murphy was 5-3 behind going into the evening session but started with a 137 break and never looked back, winning four straight frames.

The pair shared a series of tactical frames at the end of the session which left Murphy in control.

However Hendry's maximum break was the highlight of the day's play.

The Scot, 40, has now had nine maximums in his career, including one other in Sheffield in the 1995 semi-finals.

Providing no-one matches it, Hendry will earn £147,000 for the maximum and £10,000 for the highest break.

Frame seven's last black glanced both jaws before dropping into the pocket to the delight of the Crucible crowd.

After sinking a tricky pink with his penultimate shot, Hendry was left with an awkward cut back into the bottom corner to complete the clearance.

An anxious moment followed as the black briefly threatened to squirm free, before the crowd stood to acclaim the veteran.

The chance of a 147 came when a cannon off his fifth black opened up the pack and a pair of plant shots squeezed home to put the maximum within reach.

"It's a tremendous feeling and I'm absolutely delighted," said Hendry, who lost the last frame of the session to lead the best-of-25 match 5-3.

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