Murray looks up to the clear, blue Melbourne sky as a plane makes a racket (no pun intended). Bhambri's sweet forehand winner glides down the line for 30-30, but undoes his good work by slamming another forehand into the net.

Murray is pegged back to deuce as he finds the net, looking to the sky again. this time in disgust. But it gets worse for the Briton. He slams a rushed, routine forehand into the net - he's a break point down.

And Bhambri nicks back the break! All Murray's own fault though, as he inexplicably smashes a volley into the net.

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I'm feeling the love, Josh.

Bhambri goes for a Hollywood shot, slicing a forehand out of the singles court. And out of the doubles court as it happens. The Indian's shoulders are starting to slump a little bit as Murray leads 30-15.

Bhambri battles back though, winning his serve when Murray's loose forehand squirms out.

Routine stuff for Andy Murray as he holds serve with ease. Bhambri simply has no answer to the Briton's power.

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Legendary coach Nick Bollettieri: "Bhambri didn't get beaten on the points - he gave them away. You can't do that against a top player."

Bhambri keeps Murray pinned back on the baseline at 30-15, before inviting the Briton forward and then picking him off with a lob. Entertaining stuff.

Two game points for the Indian. The first one slips out of his grasp after going long. And so does the second. What a waste.

Deuce it is. Bhambri slaps a backhand volley into the net to give break point to Murray. He does the same with a forehand seconds later - and that's the early breakthrough for Murray.

Night-shifters of the world unite. Yes, I'm paraphrasing a line from quiffed Smiths frontman Morrissey in a desperate plea to attract your attention.

Whether you're a security guard sat all alone in a cold hut, a lorry driver having a quick break on the side of the motorway, or a warehouse worker sat having a snooze on a wooden pallet, I want to hear from you.

Sitting all alone in the middle of the night is no fun. So let's talk through the mediums of social networking and text messaging. Can Andy Murray become the first man in the Open Era to win the Australian Open title after losing three finals?

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This Bhambri kid can play a bit. On his Grand Slam debut, the 22-year-old shows Murray that he has a decent repertoire, particularly with a punched forehand volley that edges him in front. But Murray hits back quickly with four straight points to hold again.

Confidence booster for Bhambri as he swarms in on the net to volley in for 15-0. A cross-court winner is then sandwiched inbetween a couple of unforced errors. Bhambri clenches his fist as Murray puts him on to game point, only for the sixth seed to bamboozle him with an inch-perfect lob. Murray's mate Rory McIlroy would have been happy with that one. But Bhambri eases through deuce to hold.

Bhambri nicks the first point of the match as Murray slices wide a backhand. Quickly the British number one is back on terms before blasting down a ferocious ace. Another bomb has Bhambri floundering, then Murray wraps up a routine opener. Straight forward so far...

Andy Murray, decked out in a lime green and grey T-shirt, takes a huge swig of an iced, lemon drink. The Briton to begin....

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One minute until we begin in the Margaret Court Arena. Just about time for you to dash for a quick cup of coffee.

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"It's another relatively tame summer's day for Melbourne, far from the 40C conditions of last year, with the temperature hovering around the mid-20s and a cool breeze. Very pleasant.

"Murray will still hope to spend as little time as possible dealing with his first-round match, with a draw that promises plenty of serious battles ahead.

"The venue is the revamped Margaret Court Arena, with its new roof visible from some distance, and it will make a change for Murray, who has spent most of the last two years out on the third show court, the Hisense Arena. The main objective is to make sure Bhambri doesn't get a taste for the spotlight though."

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So British number one Andy Murray is the focal point of our interest in Melbourne today, and the two-time Grand Slam winner is out on court knocking up with his opponent.

Stood across the net from sixth-seed Murray, a three-time finalist here, is Indian qualifier Yuki Bhambri. The world number 317 should not pose too many problems for Murray, one would safely assume, but it is what lies ahead that might trouble the Briton.

Murray could find Grigor Dimitrov, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal standing between him and a place in the final.

"It's obviously a very difficult draw," he says. "If you have to play all of those players, it's going to be extremely difficult to come through that. I'm aware of that. That's fine."

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G'day mates! January might be a month to beat the chill, save the pennies and lose the pounds back in Blighty, but down under it is all about sun, Stan and Serena.

That's right folks - it is Grand Slam time. I know, I know. It only seems a plateful of turkey and sprouts ago that last season ended with that damp squib of an ATP World Tour men's final.

But the new season is already back in full swing. Welcome to day one of the Australian Open.

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Pasty Britons struggling to cope in the searing heat is nothing new. Profusely sweating, slowly turning lobster red, moaning about the "stuffiness" - we've all done it. While lazing around on the beach in our skimpy swimwear.

So imagine having to dart around the tennis court in temperatures rising above 40C. That was the unenviable task facing Andy Murray and the rest of the tennis world at last year's Australian Open.

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Now three-time runner-up Murray is back in Melbourne for 2015's first Grand Slam. Good news Andy... temperatures are only expected to hover around the 23C mark in the opening week.