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There are some big players loaded up on the Roland Garros ramp today.

Still to come are nine-times winner Rafael Nadal (against Andrey Kuznetsov on Court Suzanne Lenglen) and world number one Serena Williams (against Victoria Azarenka on Philippe Chatrier).

Big names, big games.

In the meantime, take a look at the results already in and the start of Piers Newbery's report on Andy Murray.

Australia's brave new generation of men's singles players might have to put today down to experience.

With Nick Kyrgios well beaten on Suzanne Lenglen, compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis is being duffed up by Novak Djokovic over on Philippe-Chatrier.

The 19-year-old trails 6-4 3-1 to the world number one with just 50 minutes on the clock.

Piers Newbery
BBC Sport at Roland Garros

"'Great serve, that's massive mate, how do you do it?' says Kyrgios after a 134kph effort flops into the net. He ends the afternoon pretty well schooled by Murray, who cannot have hoped for more than breaking that serve six times and dropping just nine games.

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"Team Murray hang around for the interview and then applaud their man before heading into the tunnels beneath Lenglen, job done."

Andy Murray: "It is never easy for me. Clay is not a surface that I have ever felt comfortable on. The matches get tougher every round and hopefully I can play some good tennis next week.

"I'm not sure you can say that I'm a clay-court specialist! There is one guy in this tournament who has won it nine times and I have never been to the final."

A backhand return winner - right down the barrel - seals the deal for Andy Murray.

A satisfying way to finish a satisfying performance.

The wristbands and towel head into the crowd.

Nick Kyrgios moves to 40-30 with a lovely cushioned forehand half-volley that stuns all the life out of Andy Murray's attempted pass.

The Australian attempts to sign off on the game in style but his forehand clout flies wide. Deuce.

Kyrgios saves himself in style, ripping an angle from off the protractor to see off match-point.

Now another to defend...

Piers Newbery
BBC Sport at Roland Garros

"'Come on Nicky babes,' says Kyrgios between serves, ear studs glistening in the sun. The end appears nigh but the fun continues as he flicks his cap off his head on the way back to his chair, landing perfectly on his racquet bag, and then gives two ball kids a lesson in how to hold an umbrella."

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A hold to love. Less than half an hour on the clock for this third set and Murray is only four decent return points away.

Andy Murray has the scent of the locker room and a taxi home in his nostrils.

Love-40 and three break points on the scoreboard in the time it takes to look up from a live text keyboard.

Nick Kyrgios saves the first, keeping his concentration to volley away a hanging return, but is undone by a low, spitting forehand that leaves him trailing his racquet in vain in the dust.

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Andy Murray whistles on to 40-0.

Nick Kyrgios nicks one point back, but the lid is firmly stuffed shut with an arcing ace down the middle.

Andy Murray with 15-30 and the soft, sensitive parts of Nick Kyrgios's service game at his mercy.

But the Australian comes out with both barrels blazing to sweep the rug from under Murray. A stealth raid on the net and then - inevitably - a hammer-drill forehand see Krygios home.

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The cap fails to confer any Billy's Boots style magic , externalon its owner.

Murray holds serve to pull level, with one stretching forehand, directed back across court for 40-15, the shot of the game.

Piers Newbery
BBC Sport at Roland Garros

"There are gasps around the press box as it becomes apparent that Kyrgios managed to clear the stadium when smacking a ball away in anger after dropping serve. He really can hit a tennis ball very hard.

"Another memorable moment to take from what looks like being a defeat. The cap is back on now, one last charge from Special K?"

Nick Kyrgios is a juggernaut of a player. It is just that the wheels are not always securely attached.

The Australian slips to 0-30 and then a double fault followed by an unforced error usher Andy Murray through the door.

Kyrgios responds by blasting a spare ball high, up and out of Court Suzanne Lenglen. And the umpire issues him with a stern warning.

Don't prepare the ice bath just yet.

Nick Kyrgios battles his way to 30-40 and - while he has been wasteful of break points in previous sets - takes his opportunity.

Another tracer bullet off his forehand and he has the early lead.

A break is nothing without a consolidating hold though...

Simon Briggs
Daily Telegraph tennis correspondent on BBC Sport website

"I think the application of Murray has been exemplary - the way he has neutered the armoury of Kyrgios. Kyrgios is young and only just turned 20, he's still pretty raw."

Well, that was just dreamy.

Nick Kyrgios saves a break point that would have surely sealed his demise with a delicious backhand drop-shot.

The ball was so low over the net cord that its fuzz got a short back and sides. On landing, it just gave a small final flop, before dying stone dead. Sublime.

Kyrgios scrapes back another break point and slips out of Murray's talons. This time anyway.

Set two stats just in by the way. Murray landed with just 50% of his first serves. He will need to up that in future rounds if he makes it through.

Not for the first time in the match, Andy Murray is caught being a little over-eager chasing his serve in. A flopped forehand drifts long to give Nick Kyrgios a sniff at 30-30.

But, as Piers suggests below, I'm not sure how interested the creaking Australian is in pursuing this contest much further.

A framed forehand loops way long to seal his demise and he is trooping to his chair before it even lands.

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