murray holds after a little pressure thanks to a great passing shot and an unforced error from chela.

AM leads 3-2

Murray playing well now, a sweet forehand winner takes him to 15-0 on his own serve.

A well constructed point by andy sees chela net. 30-0.

Poor forehand straight into the net. 30-15

30-30. Big forehand down the line for chela

40-30. Chela nets

DEUCE. tries to pass him but catches the net

Advantage murray. Second serve ACE.

Deuce. Easy overhead for chela

Advantage andy. wild forehand

Game Murray.  he leads 5-2

(meanwhile hewitt trails gonzo 1-5 )

murray sets up another set point with a drop shot which chlea manages to get just about but Murray matches it with an incredible get.

JI chela eventually holds thanks mostly due to poor errors from andy.

Beeb updates:

Murray 6-3 Chela
Murray moves comfortably to 30-0. He shouts out something incomprehensible as he goes to set point - and then shouts even louder as Chela takes a point back at 40-30. And there is another roar as he takes the set with his third ace.

Murray 5-3 Chela
There are more problems for Chela as a double fault sees him slide to 0-30. He then pumps another forehand wide to gift Murray three set points. A good serve from Chela and a loose forehand from the Scot takes the game to 30-40. Murray rolls his eyes as he sends a backhand wide and talks furiously to himself as he pumps the ball long to hand Chela advantage. A great get from Murray at the net hands him a fourth set point but Chela again saves with an ace. In the end Chela holds.

Murray 5-2 Chela
Murray has hit his stride and outplays Chela with a couple of good forehands for 30-0. The Argentine responds with a big strike of his own down the line for 30-30. Chela fluffs a volley for 40-30 and Murray puts his finger to his lips and calls for quiet as he slides to deuce. A couple of wild swings from Chela sees Murray cement the break.

Murray 4-2 Chela
A wrong-footing forehand sees Murray grab the first point from Chela. The Argentine nets a complacent backhand for 0-30. A real chance for the Scot now as a double fault takes Murray to 0-40. The Argentine recovers one point but Chela clips the ball into the tramlines to see the British number one edge ahead.

"Murray seems to be one point ahead of Chela and he must be really unsettled now."
Five Live analyst Sam Smith

Murray 3-2 Chela
Chela zones in on his first break chance as he fires down a massive forehand for 30-30. Murray is not having much luck on his first serves but some good scurrying sees him conjure a good passing shot and Chela goes wide for the hold.

Murray 2-2 Chela
It's 2140 local time and there is plenty of room in the Vodafone Arena - but the pockets of vociferous Scots waving their saltires more than compensate for the empty seats. Murray takes the first point from Chela but that's all as the Argentine holds.

Murray 2-1 Chela
Murray looks fairly composed in the early stages of this match - having said that he does loop a forehand wide into the tramlines and then slams an attempted smash long. The British 15th seed does hold though.

Murray 1-1 Chela
There is no joy for Murray as he looks to go down the line again but whacks the ball into the net for 0-30. The Scot can't get over the net again and Chela quickly holds to love.

Murray 1-0 Chela
Murray gets the match under way and Chela's return goes wide to give the first point to the Scot. A good drop shot and pick up from Murray takes him to 40-0 but a couple of tentative strokes sees him concede 40-30. In the end, Chela nets the ball to see Murray hold and here come the first cheers of "Let's go Andy, let's go."

Murray serving at 0-1 in the second set.

15-0. Unreturnable serve
30-0. Ace out wide.
30-15. DOuble fault.
30-30. missed.
40-30 forehand winner out wide.
GAME. Great putaway

Murray leads 6-2 1-1*

mkkreuk wrote:

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THe commentators (the ever reliable lloyd and castle think chela's ankle is still worrying him)

And murray has three set points thanks a double fault and a wide forehand. Chela saves them all though. THe first thanks to a an ace and then two were thanks to poor shots from Murray.

-- Edited by mkkreuk at 11:01, 2007-01-20

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 It's Lloyd and Bailey I think.

 Murray in a weird mood tonight. I sometimes wonder if he and Gilbert have a deal where Andy can curse at him freely in order to get fired up. Or perhaps Murray is just an arse!