Somdev goes down to Murray

Somdev Devvarman let it slip after good start to go down in 6-7 5,2-6,3-6 against Andy Murray in the opening round match lasting two hours and 27 minutes.

The 26-year-old Somdev took advantage of the rusty start by Murray,who dropped an early break and struggled to keep the ball inside the lines. Somdev controlled the tempo initially with some nifty net play,challenging Murray with drop shots and making his fancied opponent run around.

In the tiebreaker of the opening set,Murray turned the tempo of the match by ratcheting up his serve,which touched an impressive 133 mph. Leading 5-3,Murray traded breaks with Somdev to start the second set,but it was the Scot who rebounded to break the Indian twice more to take it 6-2,before running away with the match.