Andy Murray v Stan Wawrinka LIVE: French Open first round latest scores and updates
This tie is a repeat of the 2016 and 2017 French Open semi-finals and Murray will hope to finally defeat Wawrinka tonight
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Your support makes all the difference.Andy Murray‘s potentially final French Open campaign gets underway this evening with a rematch against Stan Wawrinka.
The Scot, who has hinted that he may retire in the summer, is back at Roland Garros for the first time since 2020 and looks to say farewell to a tournament where he was a defeated finalist in 2015.
He faces bad memories in facing Wawrinka who defeated him in the opening round here four years ago while also inflicting painful defeats on Murray in the semi-finals of the 2016 and 2017 editions.
Murray says it will be a “pleasure” to face Wawrinka, a 39-year-old former French Open champion and three-time grand slam winner.
He said: “It’s incredible that he’s still competing at the highest level at 39 years old and it’s great we get the opportunity to play each other again. It’s a good match for both of us. A pleasure to get to play against him in another slam.”
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Andy Murray 4-5 Stan Wawrinka*
Wawrinka will now serve to secure the opening set. The two players trade blows and points to start off the game with Murray then advancing into the court and looks to take on a forehand which he drills into the net.
Wawrinka then hooks a forehand to the back corner, sprints up to the net and chips home the volley to set up two set points.
He doesn’t take either of them! Two errors and a typical stubborn Murray mean this game goes to deuce.
Andy Murray 4-5 Stan Wawrinka*
The set may have gone for Murray but he’ll take heart from his service games. He’s been in control of them and has held a few very quickly withoutn dropping many points.
I don’t think this will be a match of many breaks, can Murray get one and extend this set?
He holds serve to love.
*Andy Murray 3-5 Stan Wawrinka
That’s just not on. Wawrinka nonchalantly dispatches a backhand down the line to give Murray no chance of making the return. He then slices a spinning shot to Murray’s backhand which drops short of the net.
From 0-15 down, Wawrinka takes the next three points.
Make that four. A perfect serve and volley takes Wawrinka within a game of the opening set.
Andy Murray 3-4 Stan Wawrinka*
Superb from Murray! From 40-0 down he manages to save three break points and hold serve on the second deuce attempt. The main reason comes from landing that first serve.
It puts him in control of the rally and from there the Scot can force an error to win the point. This set is still alive.
*Andy Murray 2-4 Stan Wawrinka
That is a tough service game for Murray. Not enough first serves are landing and Wawrinka is taking advantage. He’s putting Murray under pressure on every point and has won the first three.
Murray punches back and forces a couple of errors before another fine serve sees Wawrinka nail one over the back. Deuce!
*Andy Murray 2-4 Stan Wawrinka
A noticeable plan from Wawrinka is to get up to the net as often as possible. He’s won eight of his 10 such efforts so far.
Murray looks to emulate him but Wawrinka nails a backhand passing winner down the line, Murray stretches but can’t get there, and the Swiss takes a 30-0 lead in this game.
*Andy Murray 2-4 Stan Wawrinka
Murray fights his way to deuce with a couple of counter punching hits and has seemingly changed up his methodology. He’s looking to come forward and attack rather than get forced deep.
This switch yields some success but not enough to stop Wawrinka taking the game.
Andy Murray 2-3 Stan Wawrinka*
Murray can only stay in rallies against the serve and chip away at points, helpfully if the Swiss makes a couple of errors. That’s the case in this game with Murray taking a 30-0 lead.
Wawrinka responds with a drilling forehand that leaves Murray scrambling for a return that doesn’t get over the net. The Swiss is falling back on power and it works.
Murray is hurried and forced behind the baseline meaning he fails again to get a scurrying forehand over the net.
30-30.
Andy Murray 2-3 Stan Wawrinka*
Murray’s biggest threat is from his serve. He’s already notched up three aces and he changed his racket supplier to give him more power in this area.
A fine service game from the Scot sees him hold serve quickly, dropping just one point, but he’s still playing catch-up in this set.
*Andy Murray 1-3 Stan Wawrinka
He can’t take them! Not through fault of his own but the accuracy and power of Wawrinka who targets his wide forehand side.
The Swiss goes quickly up the gears, moves through deuce and then the win with a serve and volley. Murray gets the ball back but can’t drop his lob in play.
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