French Open: Andy Murray v Janko Tipsarevic - Live!

So Andy Murray's bid to become the first British man to win a slam since Fred Perry continues apace. This fine afternoon he faces Janko Tipsarevic, a 24-year-old Serb used to giving top seeds a going over in the early rounds of major tournaments. Tipsarevic beat Andy Roddick in the second round of last year's Wimbledon, having taken Roger Federer to five sets earlier that season in the Aussie Open. That match lasted nearly five hours, Federer winning the deciding set 10-8, so let's hope something equally Homeric doesn't happen today. Hey, I love five-set classics as much as the next game-by-game reporter stuck inside on the sunniest day of the year, but there are limits.

Anyway, it's 4.20pm and we should be starting fairly soon. That's because Victor Hanescu is tearing Gilles Simon a new Special Aperture on the Suzanne Lenglen court as we speak: he's two breaks up in the third set at 5-2, having romped through the first two sets 6-4 6-4.