Madrid Masters
Second-round latest:
A MURRAY (GB) v S BOLELLI (Ita)*
3-0
* denotes server
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By Chris Bevan
Murray 3-0 Bolelli
Murray's serve has already found its groove and he throws in his first drop-shot of the match here too as he holds with ease.
Murray 2-0 Bolelli
A decent start on serve for Bolelli, who has Murray scampering around the back of the court with some crisp forehand drives, but he is making a few mistakes too and the British number one gets to deuce by doing little more than getting the ball back. Murray steps in to attack with a two-handed backhand to earn his first break-point and, although a big serve rescues the Italian, another fierce return brings the Scot back to advantage and, this time, his resilience forces a mistake by Bolelli when the point should really be his. All going to plan so far.
Murray 1-0 Bolelli
A rock-solid start by Murray who throws in a cracking passing shot and an ace as he holds to love. Bolelli is a lucky loser by the way - he only came into the draw when Marat Safin pulled out of the tournament with a shoulder injury.
1450: We're up and running. Murray to serve first.
1449: It's hardly a sell-out at the Madrid Arena, judging by the row of empty seats. This is the last year the tournament will be played here on a hard indoor court by the way - from 2009 it will be played in May, not October, and on clay at a new venue...the Caja Magica (or Magic Box to you and me).
1447: The players are out on court in Madrid and warming up. Whoever wins this one will face Croatia's Marin Cilic in the next round, as he has just beaten Spain's Fernando Verdasco.
1444: I don't know much about Bolelli, to be honest, but he has had a tidy year, continuing the progress that saw him break into the top 100 for the first time in 2007. He is 23, born in Bologna, and ranked 43rd in the world. Oh, and his Dad is a dentist. Open wide, Andy.
1440: Yes, fresh from his impressive, yet ultimately futile, efforts at Wimbledon in Great Britain's Davis Cup defeat by Austria, Andy Murray is back in action on the ATP Tour. He is up against Italy's Simone Bolelli in Madrid.
1438: It's Murray time...
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