Kyle Edmund’s third-round opponent will be Kevin Anderson. The big South African has fought back from a set down to defeat Nick Kyrgios, 5-7, 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 on Court 2. It’s an excellent win for Anderson, who is very dangerous on his day, and more grand slam disappointment for Nick Kyrgios, who hasn’t cracked it yet. Gael Monfils is also safely through after a 6-1, 6-4, 6-1 win over Thiago Monteiro. That’s all from me today. I’ll be back tomorrow. I’ll be joined by Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Garbine Muguruza and Venus Williams. Toodle-oo!
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It isn’t happening for Nick Kyrgios today. He’s 4-1 down in the fourth set against Kevin Anderson.
Andy Murray was very good in sets two and three, less so in one and four. He’s had flat spells in both of his matches so far and it’s unlikely he’ll get away with a slow start against Juan Martin del Potro on Saturday. Will his level rise, though? Hopefully, if only because the last two matches between those two have been rather special.
A very strong performance from Kyle Edmund is enough to take him through to the third round. Renzo Olivo sends a forehand long to seal a 7-5, 6-3, 6-1 win for Edmund, who will face either Kevin Anderson or Nick Kyrgios next. Kyrgios won the first set, but Anderson leads 5-7, 6-4, 6-1.
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Andy Murray speaks. “I expected it to be very tough. He goes for huge shots. He can hit winners from anywhere on the court. He comes up with unbelievable power from defensive positions. I started to hit deeper and control the match a bit more. I certainly didn’t want the fifth, but there was some entertaining points. This court’s always fantastic. They have great fans who love tennis. I try to behave as good as I can, but always try to improve that.”
On facing Juan Martin del Potro next: “Very tough. Juan Martin plays better than what his ranking is. He’s played Novak a couple of times and a lot of top 10 players very early. I’m sure we’ll get a good crowd.”
Over on Court 6, meanwhile, Kyle Edmund’s having a stormer. He leads 7-5, 6-3, 5-1 against Renzo Olivo.
Andy Murray beats Martin Klizan 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, 7-6!
Fourth set tie-break: Murray* 7-3 Klizan (*denotes server): Murray goes for a drop shot. Klizan rams a backhand from right to left, but Murray stoops, reaches and instinctively sticks out his racquet to put a stupendous forehand volley back into the open court!
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Fourth set tie-break: Murray 6-3 Klizan* (*denotes server): Murray nets a forehand return.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray 6-2 Klizan* (*denotes server): Murray earns four match points with a deft backhand volley.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray* 5-2 Klizan (*denotes server): Klizan wastefully hoicks a forehand long.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray* 4-2 Klizan (*denotes server): The drop shot works for Murray this time. Klizan’s wondering if Murray’s serve was out.
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Fourth set tie-break: Murray 3-2 Klizan* (*denotes server): Murray tries a drop shot, but Klizan charges forward and crashes a backhand away.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray 3-1 Klizan* (*denotes server): Klizan finds his range with a forehand.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray* 3-0 Klizan (*denotes server): Klizan nets a forehand.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray* 2-0 Klizan (*denotes server): Klizan stoops and digs a backhand long.
Fourth set tie-break: Murray 1-0 Klizan* (*denotes server): Murray troubles Klizan with a high lob and the Slovakian sends an overhead backhand well long.
Fourth set: Murray* 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, 6-6 Klizan (*denotes server): Murray makes it 15-0 with an ace. He goes on to hold to 15 with his third ace of the game.
Fourth set: Murray 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, 5-6 Klizan* (*denotes server): Klizan’s seventh double-fault makes it 0-15. He bounces his racquet down and decides to reach into his bag for a new one. He promptly wins the next two points with monster forehands, his 34th and 35th of the match, but Murray makes it 30-all with a drop shot. The game goes to deuce and Murray earns a break point when he seizes control of the rally with a backhand down the line, allowing him to eventually fire a forehand volley past Klizan. Klizan tries a drop shot. Murray’s there. Unbelievably, though, he puts a volley straight at Klizan instead of into the open court. Klizan manages to lob him and Murray nets a forehand! It’s a major let-off for Klizan, but he’s facing another break point after netting a backhand. His response? A wonderfully soft drop shot! Wow. Murray will be wondering how he hasn’t broken. Instead, after Klizan comes up with another winning drop shot, he knows he’ll have to serve to force a tie-break.
Fourth set: Murray* 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, 5-5 Klizan (*denotes server): There’s still work to do for Murray after that reprieve. Especially at 0-15. He breathes a sigh of relief when Klizan pings a forehand pass just wide. He wins the next two points to lead 40-15, but the game drifts to deuce after two scratchy points from Murray. But the world No1 lashes a forehand away to hold, heaping the pressure on to Klizan.
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Fourth set: Murray 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, 4-5 Klizan* (*denotes server): Klizan fluffed his lines at this stage of the first set and he’s under pressure at 0-15. He’s relieved when he just about keeps a smash inside the baseline. But then he tries to serve-volley. Murray draws the error with a low backhand return for 15-30 and earns two break points when Klizan nets a backhand. What follows is astonishing. A Murray forehand clips the top of the net and goes over. Klizan slashes a forehand slice into the right corner. Murray hangs up a lob and Klizan leans back and butchers a smash! Oh dear. Murray breaks back. In other news, Kyle Edmund has gone two sets up against Renzo Olivo.
Fourth set: Murray* 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, 3-5 Klizan (*denotes server): Serving to stay in the set, Murray finds himself down 0-15 after another Klizan forehand winner. Soon it’s 0-30. Klizan’s two points from forcing a decider. But Murray wins the next three points and holds with a brilliant drop shot. Klizan will serve for it.
Fourth set: Murray 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, 2-5 Klizan* (*denotes server): Klizan begins with a double-fault. Murray bounces a little. Then he dumps a backhand into the net. The next point’s all Klizan. Huge forehands are too hot for Murray to handle. 30-15. He moves to 40-15 and holds to 30 despite a double-fault. That forehand’s looking good.
Fourth set: Murray* 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, 2-4 Klizan (*denotes server): Murray holds to 15. There’s only one break in it.
Fourth set: Murray 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, 1-4 Klizan* (*denotes server): Klizan blooters a backhand long to make it 0-15. Then the net gets in the way of a forehand, making it 0-30. Murray can’t capitalise, though, errors bringing it to 30-all and Klizan proceeds to drag him left and right with beautiful angles before making it 40-30 with a backhand down the line. He holds with another massive forehand. The shoulder seems all right.
Fourth set: Murray* 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, 1-3 Klizan (*denotes server): The trainer’s left after Klizan’s quick rubdown and play resumes. Murray races into a 40-0 lead and holds to 15.
Fourth set: Murray 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, 0-3 Klizan* (*denotes server): The game goes to deuce. Murray decides to make Klizan run. Drop shot. Lob. Break point. Klizan hopes he’s saved it with an ace down the middle, but it’s called wide and the umpire confirms it missed the target. From the second serve, a short rally. Murray goes for the drop shot again. Klizan dabs it over the net and, incredibly, Murray slashes a gimme of a volley into the net. Then it’s Klizan’s turn to go for a drop shot. His effort dribbles into the net, but Murray can’t take this chance either. From there, Klizan consolidates the break. At which point the trainer arrives to give Klizan’s shoulders a massage. Murray’s chuntering.
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Fourth set: Murray* 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, 0-2 Klizan (*denotes server): With Murray serving, though, Klizan isn’t allowed to see the trainer yet. But maybe he’s having Murray on here. The world No1 allows his concentration to dip and Klizan carves out an unlikely break point. In an echo of the 2015 Australian Open final, Murray promptly wafts a backhand long to drop his serve.
Fourth set: Murray 6-7, 6-2, 6-2, 0-1 Klizan* (*denotes server): Klizan looks utterly drained after losing the first two points of this set. He fights back to 30-all, only to smack a backhand into the net, handing Murray a break point. But he’s determined to avoid humiliation. He crunches a forehand to the right, leaving Murray rooted to the spot, and wills himself to a welcome hold. He’s limping as he walks back to his chair, however, and asks the umpire for the trainer.
Andy Murray wins the third set; he leads 6-7, 6-2, 6-2!
The game drifts to 30-all after a Murray backhand sails long. But he earns a set point when he taps a simple volley away at the net after punishing Klizan with his forehand. He stretches Klizan again with his backhand and he’s satisfied when he sees his opponent send a backhand long. “Let’s go!” Murray cries. But where to, Andy?
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Third set: Murray 6-7, 6-2, 5-2 Klizan* (*denotes server): Serving to keep the set alive, Klizan clobbers a forehand into the corner to hold to love. Meanwhile Stan Wawrinka has reached the third round after a 6-4, 7-6, 7-5 win over Alexandr Dolgopolov.
Third set: Murray* 6-7, 6-2, 5-1 Klizan (*denotes server): Murray holds to 30 with a superb drop shot. He’s a game away from the third set.
Third set: Murray 6-7, 6-2, 4-1 Klizan* (*denotes server): More errors from Klizan gift Murray two break points. On Eurosport, John McEnroe is talking about Halloween. “Do you have Halloween in Great Britain?” he wonders. On court, a Klizan shot’s called long. It looked like it was in, so the point’s replayed, but Murray wins it anyway when Klizan nets a forehand. This is turning into a stroll for the world No1.
Third set: Murray* 6-7, 6-2, 3-1 Klizan (*denotes server): A hold to love for Murray. Klizan’s not doing much now.
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Third set: Murray 6-7, 6-2, 2-1 Klizan* (*denotes server): Klizan holds to 15. In other British news, Kyle Edmund’s match against Tsonga slayer Renzo Olivo is underway. Both players have broken already.
Third set: Murray* 6-7, 6-2, 2-0 Klizan (*denotes server): Murray looks in control at 30-0. Before long, he’s letting out a cry of anguish after allowing Klizan to 30-all. Klizan earns a break point with a feathery drop shot, only to blow it with a wild forehand into the net. Murray holds.
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Third set: Murray 6-7, 6-2, 1-0 Klizan* (*denotes server): Murray is hitting freely now. Relaxed, he’s happy to rally all day with Klizan, who knocks a forehand long to hand over three break points. Klizan saves the first, but then he leaves a volley hanging, which is all the invitation Murray needs to speed on to the ball and flash a forehand past his stranded foe. It’s the perfect start for Murray.
Andy Murray wins the second set 6-2 to level the match!
Serving for the set, Murray drops the first point. Then, at 15-all, he knocks a forehand wide to make it 15-30. Another jittery piece of play from Murray hands Klizan two break points. He saves the first with an ace down the middle, Klizan not bothering to go after it. Klizan should take the second with a smash, only to direct it straight at Murray, who’s primed for a backhand down the line. Deuce - and Murray earns a set point with a backhand drop shot. Klizan nets a backhand return. Murray clenches his fist and shoots a steely look at his box.
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Second set: Murray 6-7, 5-2 Klizan* (*denotes server): A brilliant backhand return from Murray makes it 15-30. He’s clutching two break points soon enough. Klizan saves the first one, but then he drags a backhand wide. Murray will serve for the second set after breaking again.
Second set: Murray* 6-7, 4-2 Klizan (*denotes server): Looking to consolidate the break, Murray begins confidently, stomping into a 30-0 lead. He polishes off the hold with a rasping forehand. He’s in a better place now. There’s more flow to his game, more serenity.
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Second set: Murray 6-7, 3-2 Klizan* (*denotes server): Standing further back, Murray tempts Klizan to hit bigger and bigger. Frustrated, Klizan tries a drop shot. He nets to make it 0-15. At 15-all, he tries to beat Murray at the net again, but Murray dinks a forehand down the line. Klizan responds with a huge ace down the middle for 30-all, but then misses to make it 30-40. Murray ups the aggression and breaks when Klizan nets a backhand.
Second set: Murray* 6-7, 2-2 Klizan (*denotes server): Kei Nishikori is through to the third round, beating Jeremy Chardy in three. Karen Khachanov, the 21-year-old Russian, has also caused a stir, beating Tomas Berdych in straight sets. He’s a potential fourth-round opponent for Murray Klizan Del Potro. Murray holds to love here.
Second set: Murray 6-7, 1-2 Klizan* (*denotes server): With an elegant backhand overhead, Klizan holds to 15. He could win this, you know.
Second set: Murray* 6-7, 1-1 Klizan (*denotes server): Murray holds comfortably. Time for some new balls. New balls, please!
Second set: Murray 6-7, 0-1 Klizan* (*denotes server): The drop shots aren’t always working for Klizan. A duff one here makes it 30-all. Can Murray rouse himself and break? Nope. Not a sniff of it.
This is sad. After levelling the match against Juan Martin del Potro in the second set, Nicolas Almagro’s knee issues have flared up again and forced the Spaniard to retire. He’s distraught. He’s crying. Del Potro being Del Potro, he’s given Almagro a big bear hug and packed his bags for him. What a guy. Del Potro will play the winner of this match next. From what we’ve seen so far, I’d make him the favourite.
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Martin Klizan wins the first set 7-6!
First set tie-break: Murray 3-7 Klizan* (*denotes server): Klizan serves out wide, then charges forward to put away a smash! Murray needs to sort himself out sharpish.
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First set tie-break: Murray* 3-6 Klizan (*denotes server): Murray double-faults to hand Klizan three set points!
First set tie-break: Murray* 3-5 Klizan (*denotes server): Murray pounds a big serve down the middle.
First set tie-break: Murray 2-5 Klizan* (*denotes server): Murray balloons a forehand. He’s all over the place.
Murray’s annoyed about something. I think it’s the overhead camera. He says he’ll sit down and refuse to play if it keeps happening.
First set tie-break: Murray 2-4 Klizan* (*denotes server): Murray nets a backhand.
First set tie-break: Murray* 2-3 Klizan (*denotes server): Murray punches a forehand away.
First set tie-break: Murray* 1-3 Klizan (*denotes server): A Klizan shot looks wide. The umpire checks. It’s in.
First set tie-break: Murray 1-2 Klizan* (*denotes server): Klizan rips into a forehand after a short return from Murray.
First set tie-break: Murray 1-1 Klizan* (*denotes server): Murray knocks a sloppy backhand long.
First set tie-break: Murray* 1-0 Klizan (*denotes server): Klizan nets a backhand return.
First set: Murray 6-6 Klizan* (*denotes server): Klizan served for the set 10 minutes ago. Now he’s serving to stay in it. The first two points are shared. Murray begins to push Klizan around. The Slovakian knocks a backhand long for 15-30. But Murray can’t eke out a set point. With two drop shots, Klizan holds. Murray’s annoyed with himself.
First set: Murray* 6-5 Klizan (*denotes server): Murray holds easily. Klizan can’t hide his annoyance, chucking his racquet away.
First set: Murray 5-5 Klizan* (*denotes server): Serving for the set, Klizan comes up with a horrendous drop shot at 15-all. It barely reaches the net. Soon, after another dismal drop shot from Klizan, Murray has two break points, his first of the match. Klizan saves the first with a delicate drop shot. Obviously. But Klizan can’t save the second. He pulls a backhand wide and Murray breaks! “Come on!” he cries.
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First set: Murray* 4-5 Klizan (*denotes server): Serving to stay in the set, Murray leaves a Klizan forehand return, thinking it’s heading long. But it was on the line at least, maybe even inside it, and that’s 0-15. At 15-all, Klizan increases the pace. But this is classic Murray scampering. He hunts down every big groundstroke, then hurtles forward to reach a drop shot. He lobs Klizan, who runs back and hooks it over the net. Murray’s there to tap it over, a little fortunately - the ball clipped the top of the net before going over. From there, Murray holds. Klizan will serve for the first set. Meanwhile, Tomas Berdych, the 13th seed, has gone two sets down to the unseeded Russian, Karen Khachanov, while Nicolas Almagro has won the second set against Juan Martin del Potro. My.
First set: Murray 3-5 Klizan* (*denotes server): A latecomer in the stands delays the start of the game. The crowd whistles and jeers as she takes her time to get to her seat. Klizan promptly misses a first serve and claims he’s distracted by the crowd noise. After a debate with the umpire, Murray sportingly lets Klizan have another go and the Slovakian wins the point. He wins the next one as well, Murray making another error and letting out a yelp of annoyance. Given encouragement, Klizan wallops a forehand away for 40-0. Two errors from Klizan offers Murray a little look, but the Slovakian closes out the hold with an ace down the middle. He’s a game away from winning the opening set.
First set: Murray* 3-4 Klizan (*denotes server): Murray’s first double-fault makes it 15-all; he responds with an ace for 30-15. He holds with his second of the game. That’s better from the world No1.
First set: Murray 2-4 Klizan* (*denotes server): Another baseline rally ends with Murray netting a backhand. He shakes his head. He’s a bit flat. He perks up a bit when Klizan double-faults to make it 15-all, but the Slovakian makes it 30-15 with a heatseeker of a forehand. Another missile down the line, an inside-out forehand, makes it 40-15. Murray stubbornly refuses to fold, fighting back to deuce, but Klizan holds.
First set: Murray* 2-3 Klizan (*denotes server): Murray knuckles down and enjoys a stress-free hold to love. Elsewhere Kei Nishikori is looking very good indeed; he leads 6-3, 6-0, 1-0 against Jeremy Chardy.
First set: Murray 1-3 Klizan* (*denotes server): The first two points are shared, but Klizan holds to 15 comfortably, Murray spluttering a tame backhand into the net. Klizan is dictating this at the moment, but Murray’s started poorly.
First set: Murray* 1-2 Klizan (*denotes server): Klizan’s started encouragingly here, hitting winners to move into a 0-30 lead again. Then he smashes a backhand down the line, puncturing Murray’s grinding baseline hustling, and moves forward to thrash a forehand volley away to seize three break points. He can’t take the first, netting a forehand off a second serve, but he grabs the second when Murray tentatively wafts a forehand wide.
First set: Murray 1-1 Klizan* (*denotes server): Klizan went through a five-setter in the first round, of course, and Murray’s sadistic enough to make him run in the sweltering Parisian heat. He’s reading Murray’s drop shots, though, and cracks a backhand away to make it 40-15. He holds comfortably.
First set: Murray* 1-0 Klizan (*denotes server): On a scorching afternoon in Paris, with the sun shining and the mood good, Andy Murray gets this second-round match underway. He immediately tests Klizan’s leg injury with a drop shot. The Slovakian shows good speed, though, and wins the exchange with an overhead backhand before moving into a 0-30 lead. Murray responds by winning the next two points, but he’s facing a break point after whacking a forehand long. Klizan slaps a forehand into the net, however, and Murray eventually holds thanks to greater consistency.
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Martin Klizan, the world No50, can be unpredictable and dangerous. The Slovakian lefty took Stan Wawrinka to five sets in the Australian Open, can go through inspired patches and has been inside the world’s top 25 in the past. Ultimately, though, Murray should have too much for him. Perhaps the biggest question is whether there’ll be a handshake at the end of the match.
One of the great non-handshakes between Klizan and Lokoli 😂 #RG17 pic.twitter.com/nihRTAGjEF
— Eurosport UK (@Eurosport_UK) May 30, 2017
Hello again. Kei Nishikori has taken that first set against Jeremy Chardy, while Stan Wawrinka is dominating on Philippe-Chatrier. He’s a break up against Alexandr Dolgopolov. But we’re going to switch to game-by-game coverage of Andy Murray’s match against Martin Klizan now. They’ll be on court soon.
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And on that bombshell, I’ll hand you back to Jacob for Murray and much more. Bye.
Agnieszka Radwanska beats Alison Van Uytvanck 6-7, 6-2, 6-3!
Van Uytvanck overhits a forehand to give Radwanska a match point and then nets from the back of the court to concede victory to the No9 seed. Radwanska got there in the end after an uncertain start.
John Eisner beats Paolo Lorenzi 6-3, 7-6, 7-6! The American romped through the tiebreak 7-2, winning it with a thumping ace. And Radwanska is a game away from victory at 5-3.
Juan Martin del Potro has raced into a 3-0 lead against Nicolás Almagro on Court Two after an early break, while Chardy v Nishikori is back on serve again at 2-3. Meanwhile, an assertive service hold to love keeps Van Uytcanck hanging on in there against Radwanska at 3-4.
A couple of excellent returns from Van Uytvanck bring it back to 30-all on Radwanska’s service game but the Pole hits back to hold and move into a 4-2 lead.
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Van Uytvanck again mixes the sublime – a fine, venomous backhand down the line – with the sloppy (a couple of unforced errors), but she manages to hold to reduce the deficit to 3-2. She’s still in this.
Chardy began with a break against Kei Nishikori but he’s broken back immediately – it’s 1-1 in the opening set there. And David Ferrer’s a break down against his compatriot Feliciano López in the third set, where it’s 2-4. While Eisner v Lorenzi has gone to a third-set tiebreak, would you believe.
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Van Uytvanck’s still delivering the odd stunning winner, but the forehand pass she produces in this game is her only point of Radwanska’s service game. 3-1. Two matches just underway on courts one and two that should be worth keepiong an eye on, Jérémy Chardy v Kei Nishikori and Nicolas Almagro’s match against Juan Martín Del Potro.
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A more erratic service game from Van Uytvanck hands Radwanska a break at 2-1 in the third set, converting a break point after a second deuce.
Out on court 17, Hsieh Su-wei, Johanna Konta’s conqueror, has stormed through the first set against Taylor Townsend, 6-0.
Back on Suzanne-Lenglen, Radwanska makes short work of her first service game in the deciding set – it’s one game all.
Afternoon everyone. And I join you as Elina Svitolina completes victory over Tsvetana Pironkova 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 and Alizé Cornet wraps up an impressive straight-sets win over the 20th seed Barbora Strycova.
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I’m going to grab some lunch. Tom Davies will guide you through the next spell.
Agnieszka Radwanska is showing her class on Suzanne-Lenglen now. After a difficult first set, she’s taken the second 6-2. Alison van Uytvanck is rocking.
Marin Cilic has crushed Konstantin Kravchuk. 6-3, 6-2, 6-2. An impressive win for the seventh seed.
David Ferrer is known for his grittiness and it was in full evidence in the second set. A break down early on, he dug deep, broke back and then ran away with it to leave Feliciano Lopez stunned. The Spanish veterans have split the first two sets and your guess is as good as mine.
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Would you believe that John Isner has won a second set tie-break against Paolo Lorenzi? It’s true. The American leads 6-3, 7-6. As for Agnieszka Radwanska, she’s broken again on Suzanne-Lenglen and leads 4-1 in the second set.
Marin Cilic is two sets up against the hapless Konstantin Kruvchek, whose French Open appears to be coming to a grisly end, while Elina Svitolina has levelled things on Court 2, winning the second set 6-3 against Tsvetana Pironkova. Another too seed is fighting back on Suzanne Lenglen as well, Radwanska breaking early in the second set against a tight Alison van Uytvanck.
There’s been a minor shock on Court 17, where Magda Linette, the unseeded Pole, has reached the third round of a grand slam for the first time after thumping Ana Konjuh 6-0, 7-5. Konjuh looked poised to take the match into a third set, but she blew her chance at 5-4 in the second set and four straight games for Linette were enough to see off the 29th seed. Elsewhere Alize Cornet has pleased the locals on Philippe-Chatrier, battling back from a set down against Barbora Strycova to snatch the first set 6-4.
A towering tie-break from Alison Van Uytvanck, hitting cleanly and crisply and too powerfully for Agnieszka Radwanska, whose feeble lob on set point receives dismissive treatment. A smash from Van Uytvanck seals the set at the expense of the ninth seed, who can’t complain at all. The Belgian outsider is playing extremely well.
You suspect this isn’t going to be Ana Konjuh’s day. After capitulating in the opening set on Court 17, the 29th seed has faltered while serving for the second. Magda Linette breaks back for 5-5.
Things aren’t going to plan for Konstantin Kravchuk on Court 1 or for David Ferrer on Court 3. The former’s a set and two breaks down to Marin Cilic, while the latter’s serve has completely deserted him. Ferrer is unravelling alarmingly against Feliciano Lopez, who breaks in the opening game of the second set to take a commanding lead.
Van Uytvanck is placed under pressure by Radwanska, the game going to deuce, but she holds stoutly. It’s a tie-break on Suzanne-Lenglen.
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That’s some recovery from Feliciano Lopez. The experienced Spaniard was a break down early in the first set of his match against David Ferrer, but he’s roared back to snatch it 7-5.
Classy from Radwanska, who reads an inviting second serve and drills a backhand return down the line to break with Van Uytvanck serving for the first set. It’s 5-5 and momentum is swinging in Radwanska’s direction now.
Feliciano Lopez is over his early problems, clambering back into the first set against David Ferrer, who broke in the opening game. They’re back on serve now and quite possibly heading for a tie-break. Over on Court 14, John Isner has won the first set 6-3 against Italy’s Paolo Lorenzi.
How’s Marin Cilic doing? I’m very clear that he is the former US Open champion, the seventh seed and that he’s won the first set 6-3 against Konstantin Kravchuk. Here, this is easy. I could be prime minister!
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I’m very clear that Tsvetana Pironkova has won the first set 6-3 against Elina Svitolina. I’m very clear that Svitolina needs to win the second set.
After that medical timeout, Agnieszka Radwanska uses all her craft to cancel out Van Uytvanck’s break. But the Belgian’s unflustered, carving out three break points in the next game. A gorgeous forehand does the job. She leads 4-3.
The wily Tsvetana Pironkova isn’t remotely fazed by taking on one of the favourites. She’s a break up against Elina Svitolina on Court 2.
A phenomenal first set for Magda Linette. The Pole has taken it 6-0 against Ana Konjh, the 29th seed. It’s a demolition at the moment.
Agnieskzka Radwanska has called for the trainer. She’s taking a medical timeout, seemingly for a hand issue.
David Ferrer, a former world No3 and a French Open finalist in 2013, is still slugging away. The Spanish scrapper isn’t the force he once was - age has dimmed his powers a little - but he still loves the thrill of competition and the 30th seeded is enjoying himself against another veteran Spaniard, Feliciano Lopez, who has dropped his serve already on Court 3. On Court 1, meanwhile, former US Open champion Marin Cilic is bullying Konstantin Kravchuk.
Agnieszka Radwanska hasn’t lost to a player outside the top 100 since last year’s French Open, when she was downed by Tsvetana Pironkova. She’s got her work cut out today, though. Van Uytvanck, who is likely to rise up the rankings if she can stay fit, is showing some wonderful touches at the net. A gloriously deft backhand volley helps the Belgian, who has endured such a wretched time with injuries in previous years, hold to lead 3-1. Over on Court 17, meanwhile, it goes from bad to worse for Ana Konjuh. She’s serving to stay in the first set at 5-0.
On Philippe-Chatrier, the action begins with France’s Alize Cornet against Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic. Strycova, the 20th seed, has struck early, breaking in the first game and holding to lead 2-0. Elsewhere Ana Konjuh, the young Croatian who’s seeded 29th here, has made an awful start here. She’s 3-0 down on Court 17 against the unseeded Magda Linette, a 25-year-old from Poland who’s trying to make the third round of a grand slam for the first time.
And ... play! First on Suzanne-Lenglen, it’s Agnieszka Radwanska and Alison van Uytvanck, the world No113. Radwanska is the ninth seed. But she’s been broken in the first game. Van Uytvanck returned ferociously. It’s the way to go.
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The players are out and the sun’s shining. Shamefully, the courts aren’t packed. Dearie me. Why bother buying a ticket?
Preamble
Hello. The consensus after Andy Murray’s win over Andrey Kuznetsov on Tuesday was that while he started slowly, he might just have played himself into some form after dropping the second set. There was still plenty of frenzied conversations with himself, some sarcastic applauding, a debate with the umpire and even times when he looked as though he might eat his towel if the bloody thing didn’t stop talking back. But there were also glimpses of genius, sign that the funk that’s afflicted him in 2017 was being extinguished from his system. We’ll see. Another test arrives today in the form of Martin Klizan, the Slovakian who Murray beat handily in Vienna while he was in the midst of his demented pursuit of Novak Djokovic’s crown, and he’ll be feeling even better about himself if he can negotiate safe passage through to the third round.
Murray and Klizan, who played a leading role in one of the great non-handshakes after his first-round win the other day, are second on Suzanne-Lenglen, but there’s plenty of top action elsewhere. Nick Kyrgios, Juan Martin del Potro and Stan Wawrinka provide the entertainment on the men’s side, while Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova and Elina Svitolina lead the way on the women’s. Enjoy!
Play begins at: 10am BST, 11am in Paris.
Jacob will be here shortly.
