Henman v Murray - Live!

First set: Henman 1-5 Murray* Henman curls his face in frustration. His tactics - mixing his game up, trying to chip and charge the second serve are right - they're just being poorly executed. Murray holds from 15-30 down, ending the game with an ace. "Any sign of Murray getting his haircut before Wimbledon?" asks Kevin in London. "He looks like the fifth member of Queens of the Stone Age." I'd take that over Henman's wannabe-accountant look, Kevin.

First set: Henman* 1-4 Murray Henman holds! He's still struggling, mind. The key point came at 30-30 when Murray attempted an audacious drop shot from the baseline. It danced along the netcord before falling short. Henman won that point, then the game. Meanwhile this from Ed Rooney. "To be recognised by the Sausage King of Chicago is very flattering," he writes. "However I'm not the 'Ed Rooney' but another one altogether."

First set: Henman 0-4 Murray* The first tentative moment for Murray, who double-faults to go 15-30 down. His response? A perfect dropshot. Henman then earns a breakpoint with a good approach, but then sends a makeable volley long, before Murray holds to go 4-0 up. "Any prices on Murray chucking up all over Henman at the change of ends?" asks Anthony Donaldson. No sign of it yet, Anthony.

First set: Henman* 0-3 Murray Henman is rustier than a 1950s Corvette left out in the Amazon during rainy season. Murray's simple tactic is to keep the ball in court, Henman can't respond and goes two breaks down.

First set: Henman 0-2 Murray* Murray holds his serve easily, after going 0-15 down. Henman's returns are all over the place - even Murray's half-paced second serves are sent yards over the baseline. "Surely it's not THE Ed Rooney emailing in during the warm up?" says Abe Froman. "See here

First set: Henman* 0-1 Murray Henman wins the toss and elects to serve. The court is fast, with a low bounce, which should favour the British No1. However he makes a tentative start, staying back rather than serving and volleying, and goes 15-40 down. Henman saves the first breakpoint, but a fine Murray pass from a rubbish Henman drop shot gives the Scot an immediate break. "You think Kettering is bad, you should try living in Darlington," says Eddie Mitchell. "One word: dump."

Warm-up Both players look nervous as they step on court. "Surely I am not alone in hoping that Andy Murray gives Tim 'one hell of a beating' as the Norwegians would say," says Ed Rooney. "PS I'm from Glasgow, funnily enough."

Preamble The last time Tim Henman lost a competitive match to a Brit, Canada's Greg Rusedski, was in November 1998. Back then, Steps' Tragedy topped the charts, Manchester United were on the way to a fortuitous treble, and I was working for Motor Cycle News in Kettering. Unhappy days. Today, however, Henman's record may finally be broken by 18-year-old sensation Andrew Murray. The bookies make it 5-6 Henman and 11-10 Murray (there are no prices, sadly, on the likelihood or either player defaulting due to cramp, a shoulder niggle or chokeitis).