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Can you see Djokovic letting this slip now? Metronomic brilliance from the Serb halts the Murray charge and the world number one is only eight points from the title.

Murray, a poppy on his shirt, is showing his first wobble in a little while, not helped by some stellar returning from Djokovic. The Serb knows Murray is going wide and is ready for it. Two break points...

There was a time not long ago when we thought Djokovic would gallop away with it, but now Murray can't miss and the Serb's errors are creeping in. Murray goes to 0-30 by winning his 11th in 14 points, but is pegged back by the resilience of Djokovic. 30-30. The world number one's serve gets him through and Murray shakes his head. Pressure back on the Scot.

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Barry Flatman, Sunday Times: "Novak Djokovic is looking a little bit rattled. He's not been particularly happy in the last two games and it's important that Murray makes the most of it. The crowd have woken up, they're going through their first Mexican Wave of the afternoon, and that's always good to see."

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Noise levels in Paris are cranked by every Murray success, locals wanting value for their euro. A serve-volley saves break point for Murray, who then finds himself in an eternal baseline war, ended when Djokovic goes into the net. There's the first Murray fist-pump of the afternoon, acknowledging the roar of the crowd. Slicey, Djokovic slips, Murray holds. A shift in momentum?

Where has this been for the last hour? Murray is a man born again, Djokovic is the one forced to sprint like a man running for the last bus home. We have a contest, even if Djokovic gets to 30-30 thanks to a Murray shank. Hold that thought. Murray wide. Break point...

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Barry Flatman, Sunday Times: "That's caused a bit of a noise in the arena and good for Andy Murray. It just shows if he hangs in there, plays sensibly, gets a bit of luck then he's still got a chance."

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Tell the trophy engraver to hang fire, Andy Murray has just played his best game of the match. A break to love with a bullet return. Game on.

As he orders a pint (or a pineapple juice, because he doesn't drink alcohol), in the Last Chance Saloon, Murray starts to look like a new man. 0-30, then completely foxing Djokovic with a slicey-dicey on to the baseline that Djokovic inexplicably leaves alone. Three break points...

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Barry Flatman, Sunday Times: "This isn't as emphatic as Shanghai. Murray's played better today than he did then but I do fear that the scoreline won't be too dissimilar."

Djokovic beat Murray 6-1 6-3 in the Shanghai Masters semi-finals in October.

Is that the ball game? As he has been doing for most of the afternoon, Murray has to be in all parts of the court just to stay in the rally. When it finally becomes too much, a lob goes long and Djokovic has the break. The clock has hit the hour mark, but we may already know the destination of the Paris title.

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Hello, what's wrong with Novak? When Murray skilfully finds the line, Djokovic is livid, berating everyone and no one. Those Parisians in the front row are probably quite taken aback. And scared. Though Murray is winding up some big serves, Djokovic is still so dangerous when he gets the ball back. Yet another break point...

Djokovic is wearing the same shade of blue as the ball boys. He looks like their big brother. The Serb has won almost three times as many baseline points as Murray, but isn't against a trip to the net either, especially when the court is at his mercy. Murray long twice, Djokovic rolls on.

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Take that! A first serve, followed by a forehand hit so hard the ball cries out in pain. A bit of serve-volley dancing takes Murray to the brink and, eventually, an ace down the T gives Murray a vital hold.

Murray backhand into the net. Break point. Virtual match point?

Murray is still chuntering about that door at the back of the arena, the light that shines from the concourse on to an otherwise dark court when it is opened. Angry Andy has the chance to close out the game, but a double fault lets Djokovic back in. Mistakes, again. Deuce...

Murray with the balls at the start of the second. A bad start to the set and he'll surely be toast.

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Barry Flatman, Sunday Times: "You have to come up with something very special to even hope to rival Djokovic and you've got to hope he has an off set and, right now, he doesn't have too many of those in a course of a tournament. It doesn't look hopeful for Murray. I just look to history and I think we all know the script at the moment."

Ross McD: Murrray needs to grit his teeth and hold on. Chances will come

19 unforced errors from Murray, to Djokovic's eight. 75% first-serve points from Djokovic to Murray's 43. When Murray is at the races, he competes. It's the mistakes that are the killer.