0-15 - fh long 15-15 - return is too passive and he can only net a fh on the run 15-30 - fh is taken long after hitting the top of the net 15-40 - fh long Game Murray - bh slice is netted
0-15 - bh dragged wide 15-15 - good fh approach and he puts the bh volley away 30-15 - unreturnable serve 40-15 - Ace 40-30 - Murray frames a fh long GSM Murray - great point to finish with a lovely get by Murray and a fh winner
Not Murray's best performance by a long way, but he did just about enough to get through in the end, and he got better as the match went on which is good to see.
Just didn't wake up for the majority of the first set until Montanes gifted him the break, and then the set with double faults, while the break in the second set was all Montanes errors as well.
Played a bit passively, but maybe that was because it was his first match and he didn't want to overdo it, or maybe because he was trying to expose Montanes as he is much more comfortable on the defensive than attacking.
Second serve was a bit poor today and against a better player would have been punished more (he won 60% on it today), and some of the footwork/movement was not at it's usual best, but he served well on the first serve and his groundstrokes were reasonably steady - didn't get to the net often as well, but he won which is the main thing.
Hopefully he'll improve as the tournament goes on, as he'll need to if he is to get past Cilic/Robredo in round 4