Summary

  • Johanna Konta 2-6 3-6 Julia Georges

  • Laura Robson 2-6 2-6 Andrea Petkovic

  • Andy Murray beats Stepanek in five sets

  • GB's Aljaz Bedene defeats Gerald Melzer

  • Nadal and Djokovic win in straight sets

  • Serena Williams plays Rybarikova

  1. Murray 15-0 uppublished at 13:32 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    Stepanek 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-6 5-6 Murray*

    All according to plan so far.

    The fight might have gone from Radek Stepanek. The Czech plants into the net from out wide.

    Murray three points away. 

    Andy MurrayImage source, Getty Images
  2. Murray breakspublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    Stepanek 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-6 5-6 Murray*

    Radek Stepanek's serve turns against him as his booming tee-off suddenly splutters.

    The double-fault put him in some 15-40 style trouble and then Murray just pinned him back with nagging depth and eventually drew the error.

    Murray to serve for the match next. Once the Parisian late-comers eventually get seated...

  3. Two break points Murraypublished at 13:29 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    *Stepanek 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-6 5-5 Murray

    Radek Stepanek over-reaches on his second serve.

    A 102mph missile strays long and Andy Murray has two break points.

  4. Murray 0-30 uppublished at 13:27 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    *Stepanek 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-6 5-5 Murray

    Hello.

    Radek Stepanek wallops a forehand into the net under no pressure from midcourt. He's 0-30 adrift and grimacing.

  5. Postpublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    Simon Briggs
    Daily Telegraph tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "Of course we could be here a while. Did Murray beat Kohlschreiber 14-12 in the fifth set here a couple of years ago?"

  6. get involved

    Get Involved #bbctennispublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    Trevor Shaw: Fantastic Watson, Edmund and Bedene into the second round, can't believe I am asking if Murray can join them?

  7. Game Murraypublished at 13:26 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    *Stepanek 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-6 5-5 Murray

    A laser-guided ace lands in the very apex of the service box.

    Andy Murray has not had that close a shave since he was a teenager.

    Andy MurrayImage source, Getty Images
  8. Advantage Murraypublished at 13:25 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    Stepanek 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-6 5-4 Murray*

    Andy Murray skidding left and right, up and down, and finally watching Radek Stepanek over-cook.

    That rally could have gone either way.

  9. To deuce on Murray servepublished at 13:23 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    Stepanek 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-6 5-4 Murray*

    Andy Murray roars to the skies as he moves to within a point of safety.

    This has been uncomfortably close on his own serve.

    Nope. Radek Stepanek comes in and drop-volleys his way to deuce.

    Radek StepanekImage source, Getty Images
  10. Thirty-allpublished at 13:22 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    Stepanek 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-6 5-4 Murray*

    Murray takes the next point, but then sprays a forehand wide as he goes hunting the whitewash.

    30-30.

  11. Postpublished at 13:21 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    Stepanek 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-6 5-4 Murray*

    Gutsy.

    Andy Murray floats over a perfect drop-shot to pull himself back to 15-15.

  12. Murray 0-15 downpublished at 13:20 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    Stepanek 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-6 5-4 Murray*

    Murray dribbles a forehand into the net and he is knocked down to 0-15. Three points from defeat.

    Andy MurrayImage source, Getty Images
  13. Postpublished at 13:19 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    Stepanek 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-6 5-4 Murray*

    Radek Stepanek gets his nose 30-0 in front.

    It looks like the Czech has run out of ideas in the next rally - drop-shotting twice in quick succession - but Murray cannot punish him despite running both down.

    And then a whiplash ace to close out the game.

    A hold to love and the Paris crowd are sniffing a revolution. They know what one smells like in the French capital.

    No room for error now for Murray.

  14. Postpublished at 13:15 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    Simon Briggs
    Daily Telegraph tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "Stepanek is a spiky character and relishes matches like these. At 37, he knows he needs to make the most of them while he can.

    "He's not a guy who is ever going to back down."

  15. Postpublished at 13:15 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    *Stepanek 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-6 4-4 Murray

    Andy Murray has another stroll through a service game.

    A hold to 15.

    It is a while now since Radek Stepanek was able to make much of a dent on the Scot's tee-off.

    Time for Murray to ratchet up the thumb-screws another notch on return.

  16. Analysispublished at 13:11 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    Simon Briggs
    Daily Telegraph tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "Murray has not really made much of an impression on Stepanek's serve apart from that third set where Stepanek had a meltdown."

  17. Stepanek holdspublished at 13:10 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    Stepanek 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-6 4-3 Murray*

    Andy Murray finds a delicious, soft crosscourt angle off his backhand to claw Radek Stepanek back from one game point.

    The Czech hammers a volley deep into the red dust to set up another though.

    Clank, clank. In comes the big man to the net once more and this time Murray cannot thread the needle.

    Andy MurrayImage source, Getty Images
  18. To deuce on the Stepanek servepublished at 13:07 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    *Stepanek 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-6 3-3 Murray

    Once the rallies break out, Andy Murray's greater variety and consistency usually come through for the Briton.

    But Radek Stepanek is strangling most of the exchanges at source with some effective old-school serve and volley. 

    The Czech moves 40-15 up with the one-two punch. But now a double fault has brought Murray back into the game.

    Deuce. Could this be the moment for Murray?

  19. Postpublished at 13:03 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    *Stepanek 6-3 6-3 0-6 2-6 3-3 Murray

    Andy MurrayImage source, AP

    The top six inches.

    Andy Murray locks in mentally and delivers a service game to love.

    While he keeps that up, eventually, surely, the Radek Stepanek serve will finally break and the match will be his.

    No tie-breaks in the fifth remember.

  20. Analysispublished at 13:01 British Summer Time 24 May 2016

    Simon Briggs
    Daily Telegraph tennis correspondent on BBC Radio 5 live sports extra

    "Mentally Stepanek has been really impressive throughout the match. He has played the big points better than Murray."