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Murray/Soares 1-1 2-6 Nestor/Stepanek*
Simon Briggs
Daily Telegraph tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
"There's a couple of thousand in here. It's a bit sparse.
"Would there been any more in here if it was on before the major event? I doubt it. I think more people would have stayed on after."
This is hard, hard going for Murray and Soares. This time it's the Scot who is under pressure on serve, although he holds on from 30-30. The rain is apparently hammering down in Melbourne but the crowd under the Rod Laver roof is still sparse. Quie a nice morning in Salford, in case you were wondering.
Image source, Getty ImagesNestor and Stepanek take first set
Mike Dickson
Daily Mail tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
"The bottom line is Soares has got to serve better and his volley has got to be more incisive.
"When Murray was playing with Jon Peers, Jon was the weaker of the two. And so far we're seeing that again today.
"But they are playing two very experienced players."
Nestor holds at the start of the second, no dramas. He turned professional in 1991! The year Michael Stich won Wimbledon and Bryan Adams enchanted/bored to within an inch of its life a nation with his smash hit "(Everything I do) I do it for you". (Stepanek turned pro in 1996 - Richard Krajicek/Spice Girls "Wannabe").
Ouch. Soares is having a bit of a shocker, dropping serve again and with it the set - handing it over with a double fault. Murray needs to pick his man up if they are to get back into this.
Image source, EPAStepanek holds to 15 and there is not much sign of the this pairing feeling their age yet, pretty dominant.
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Murray/Soares 2-4 Nestor/Stepanek*
Mike Dickson
Daily Mail tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
"So far, there's not much sign of them breaking Nestor and Stepanek.
"Stepanek is going to be the easier of the two to break, and they're probably going to have two more chances."
Stepanek challenges a Murray serve, which Hawkeye suggests landed plum on the service line. Stepanek glares down at the offending spot, on the court, disgusted. Murray looks to have taken the game with an ace but this time Hawkeye goes against him. No matter, another leaping smash does the job.
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There's a "C'mon!" from Murray as the pair make early inroads and Nestor finally shows a bit of fragility with a first volley into the net for deuce. Soares then sneaks one onto the baseline that Nestor leaves and it's break point.... but Soares sticks his return in the bottom of the net. Nestor holds, after a ball kid takes a fine low catch and grins from ear to ear. Showboating.
Murray leaps impressively to put away a smash, Samprasesque, but the pair are under pressure again at 30-30. Nestor pounces when Soares offers up a tame volley off a second serve, and the Canadian batters away with his forehand on break point... but the Murray/Soares wall stands firm and the Brazilian swats away a smash.
Another break point arrives moments later though, and this time Stepanek converts some more good work from his partner. First blood to the Canadian/Czech team.
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Stepanek holds easily enough, although finds the time for a first glare of the day after being called for a foot-fault. The nerve of these people!
Mike Dickson
Daily Mail tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra
"Of all these four, the one with the most calibre is Stepanek. He's got a good singles history. I've seen him do the hardest thing in tennis and win the decisive rubber in a Davis Cup match against Spain."
It's the old guard who are dominating early on, Stepanek clambering all over a tasty shoulder-high volley to earn two break points. Nestor just catches the tape with a half-volley on the first, and Murray slams a big serve down the T on the second. A good hold in the end.
Image source, Getty ImagesNestor gets us underway and the duo move into a 30-0 lead
Soares nabs a point but Nestor's serve is too strong. They wrap up the service game to 15.
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"I think I did the best I could today. Would I give my performance an A? No. But this is all I could produce today," said the 21-time Grand Slam champion.
"Every time I walk in this room I'm expected to win. I'm not a robot. I do the best that I can. I try to win every point but realistically I can't. Maybe someone else can."
Image source, Getty Images
Image source, ReutersThe finalists are out on court - Jamie Murray has already had a knock on Rod Laver this morning, although he had to shove Andy off as his elder brother prepares for Sunday's singles final against Novak Djokovic.
It's fair to say that the opposition will have experience on their side today - Daniel Nestor and Radek Stepanek have a combined age of 80, with the Canadian a sprightly 43 and the Czech a spring chicken at 37. Like Murray/Soares, they are a new pairing for this year.