Summary

  • Fit-again Andy Murray wins his first match since November

  • Former world number one beats Liam Broady 6-2 6-2

  • First day of Battle of the Brits tournament at the National Tennis Centre in Roehampton

  • British number one Dan Evans overcomes Jay Clarke 6-3 6-1

  • Kyle Edmund beats James Ward 6-1 6-4

  • Liam Broady/Cameron Norrie beat Jamie Murray/Neal Skupski 3-6 7-5 11-9

  • James Ward/Kyle Edmund v Jay Clarke/Dom Inglot ends the opening day

  1. Murray holdspublished at 20:12 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Murray 6-2 4-2 Broady*

    "Great serve Andy!" comes the shout as Murray's ace swings out left. I'm not quite sure if that came from Broady or the man himself, but someone is loving his work.

    Broady's forehand lands long and Murray gets an arduous hold.

  2. Postpublished at 20:09 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    *Murray 6-2 3-2 Broady

    Murray kicks off his service game with an ace down the middle and Broady scuffs the return when the Scot hits the same spot again. 30-15.

  3. Broady holdspublished at 20:05 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    *Murray 6-2 3-2 Broady

    Murray has the upper hand on the scoreboard, but he is struggling with movement around the court at times.

    He gives up on chasing one of Broady's shots and then misses a return to make it 40-15.

    Broady tests out Murray's movement one more time and it pays off again, as the 26-year-old slams down a winner to hold.

  4. Murray holdspublished at 20:02 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Murray 6-2 3-1 Broady*

    Murray mis-hits a forehand and it lands long, but Broady repays the favour with a forehand into the net. 30-15.

    And it's all pretty straightforward from there. Broady's forehand lands way out and Murray holds.

  5. 'You push yourself more in a match' - Murraypublished at 19:57 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    *Murray 6-2 2-1 Broady

    Andy Murray is blowing pretty hard as he puts the headset on to talk to the Amazon Prime commentators:

    "You can practise it as much as you want but it's not until you get on a match court that you see how you're moving. You always push yourself a bit more in a match."

  6. Murray breakspublished at 19:56 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    *Murray 6-2 2-1 Broady

    Broady hits a backhand wide and Murray has an in. He soon converts that into break point.

    A lengthy rally ensues and it all ends in a Murray fist pump as Broady's backhand goes into the net and Murray goes a set and a break up.

  7. Murray holdspublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Murray 6-2 1-1 Broady*

    Once again Murray's serve is just too much for the younger Brit.

  8. Postpublished at 19:51 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    *Murray 6-2 0-1 Broady

    Murray's ace swings out left to take the former Wimbledon champion 30-15 up.

    Broady hits a backhand return long, but recovers as he reaches for Murray's volley and hits it back round his opponent. 40-30.

  9. Broady holdspublished at 19:48 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    *Murray 6-2 0-1 Broady

    "Come on!" Murray shouts as Broady goes 30-15 up.

    The younger Brit comes to the net and slams the ball way to the right of Murray. A straightforward hold for Broady.

  10. Postpublished at 19:44 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Murray 6-2 0-0 Broady*

    Murray's coach Jamie Delgado is happy with what he's seen so far, saying on Amazon Prime:

    "He hasn't played a competitive set since the Davis Cup so it's good to be out there and feel a few nerves that he hasn't for a while. So I'm pretty happy with that first set."

    Delgado and MurrayImage source, Getty Images
  11. 'We were wrong' - another Djokovic apologypublished at 19:43 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Novak Djokovic has apologised for organising the Adria Tour, saying it was "wrong" and came "too soon".

    Earlier today, it was revealed the world number one had tested positive for coronavirus.

    The news came after Grigor Dimitrov, Borna Coric and Viktor Troicki all revealed they had also tested positive after playing at Djokovic's event.

    After the earlier statement, the Serb has now posted another message on an Instagram story...

    Novak DjokovicImage source, Instagram
    Novak DjokovicImage source, Instagram
  12. Game and first set Murraypublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Murray 6-2 Broady

    That's that, Murray wraps up the first set fairly easily in the end.

  13. Set point Murraypublished at 19:42 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    *Murray 5-2 Broady

    An ace brings up two set points.

  14. Postpublished at 19:41 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    *Murray 5-2 Broady

    Every time Broady has gone to the back right corner, Murray has not been able to get on the end of it. It works again and Broady gets himself into the game at 15-15.

    Murray comes to the net, something he hasn't done much of in this match, and Broady has no response to the volley. 30-15.

  15. Postpublished at 19:38 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    *Murray 5-2 Broady

    It's a miracle! Fixed in seconds.

    Now to see if Murray can close out this set.

    Andy MurrayImage source, Getty Images
  16. Murray breakspublished at 19:36 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    *Murray 5-2 Broady

    Uh oh...

    This set could soon be over.

    I'm going to use this changeover to see if I can fix my internet. Be right back.

  17. Break point Murraypublished at 19:36 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Murray 4-2 Broady*

    Broady hits another forehand long and gives Murray a 30-0 buffer.

    But then the former world number one hangs his head after hitting a backhand into the net twice in a row. 30-30.

    Another forehand error from Broady brings up break point.

  18. Murray holdspublished at 19:32 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Murray 4-2 Broady*

    He may not be moving as well as he used to, but Murray does seem to have the upper hand when it comes to serving. Broady fails to return two in a row and it's 40-15.

    Murray hits a forehand long, but then so does Broady and Murray backs up his break with a hold.

    Murray serveImage source, Getty Images
  19. Postpublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    Liam Broady picked up the headset at the changeover and spoke to the Amazon Prime commentators from his bench.

    "It's pretty disjointed, some sporadic tennis to say the least. I need to make the court more special on my own service games.

    "It's always tough because Andy is not your normal player, there are balls coming at you from different varieties and paces than you're used to."

  20. Postpublished at 19:29 British Summer Time 23 June 2020

    *Murray 3-2 Broady

    There's a lovely buffering sign in the middle of my TV but we'll persevere - I can still see most of what's happening.

    For example, Murray just looks to have become exhausted halfway through a rally and half-heartedly knocks a backhand into the net. 0-15.