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By Sam Lyon

Murray 2-0 Seppi *
Andreas Seppi, who has yet to get past the second round in any event this season, gets his first point on the board when he pushes Murray long before dropping one over the net - but the Scot is mixing his spins, slices and power shots well already and he earns the hold.
* denotes next server

Murray * 1-0 Seppi
Andreas Seppi sends a couple of Andy Murray returns into the net before sending a backhand volley wide on the back of a lengthy rally. Another netted forehand gifts Murray a break to love - perfect start.
* denotes next server

1940: The warm-up is done and we'll be under way in less than a jiffy, people. Andy Murray, by the way, has never lost four ATP matches in a row. He'll be vying for form resplendent in white and blue, with Andreas Seppi bossing the black and green trim look, with customary baseball-cap-turned-backwards-cos-he's-'well'-cool.

Bryan in Linlithgow via text: "Murray to cruise it 6-3 6-2 and suddenly go from being Scottish to being British again."

tarantoes on 606: "I don't think so Pickles91 (see below). As well as being an important tournament in its own right - it is also part of the clay season preparation that leads to Roland Garros."

1935: Now then, the players out on court in front of a decent enough crowd... it's almost time to get this party started.

Andy Murray speaking last week: "You gear yourself towards each Grand Slam, to peak for each of the four, where you want to be playing your best tennis. I achieved that in Australia this year. Since then it's not been particularly good but sport, especially tennis, can change from week to week. I went from playing some of the best tennis of my life in Australia to playing some really bad tennis in the space of a few weeks. That could change."

ASportingView on Twitter: "Time for Murray to snap out of this mini-slump he's been in since the Aussie Open and get the show back on the road."

Pickles91: "Nobody cares... this is a Mickey Mouse tournament. Federer has struggled for a long time in them, but still eases into Slam semis - these tournaments matter to people who care about their rankings."

1932: As for Murray, and given the form he is in, he might consider himself fortunate that he is only defending a second-round exit here after losing to Juan Monaco last year. However, with less than a month to go until the French Open and only Madrid set in stone in the Murray calendar as it stands, the 22-year-old will be desperate to get his game in gear ASAP.

Angus via text: "Murray to come back with a bang. 6-0 6-0...that will keep the critics' mouths zipped for at least a day!"

1928: 'Who is Andreas Seppi?' I hear some of you cry. Well the world number 47 will certainly enjoy partisan home support this evening, given that he is Italy's number one, but with a losing 3-1 record against Murray, including in the Indian Wells quarter-finals last month, he has his work cut out to overcome the Scot tonight. The 26-year-old has never won an ATP tour event and has never progressed past round two in Rome, but clay is his favourite surface and with a baseline game that makes up for his weak serve on the slower surface, underlined in his first-round win over compatriot Fabio Fognini, he might just provide a stern test of Murray yet.

1925: That, in case you didn't realise, was an invitation to hit me with your thoughts. The avenues open to you are 606, Twitter or via text on 81111 (UK) or +44 7786200666 (worldwide). Jubbly.

1922: So, Andy Murray, on a run of three straight defeats and having seen his world ranking slip from two to five, kicks off his Rome Masters with a second-round tie against home favourite Andreas Seppi in a bit. The Scot reckons his recent early exits in Miami and Monte Carlo were "blips" - well after a week's practice in Barcelona, we could be about to see whether the 22-year-old is back to his old self or is genuinely suffering a crisis of form. What do we reckon?

1920: Roger Federer's exit earlier today at the hands of Ernests Gulbis showed even the best can suffer an unexpected defeat or dip in form. For Andy Murray, his return to form starts here. He hopes.

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