Tennis: Andy Murray's first-round clash at the French Open

Andy Murray began the second major of 2010 against the Frenchman Richard Gasquet - the former world No7 Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Photograph: Clive Brunskill/guardian.co.uk Murray expected a tough match against an opponent who was unbeaten in his last 10 matches on clay ... and so it proved as Gasquet poached the first set 6-4 Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Photograph: Clive Brunskill/guardian.co.uk Murray's one attempt at serve-volleying proved a critical mistake in the finale to the first set Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Photograph: Julian Finney/guardian.co.uk Britain's No1 was overturned again in the second set, this time losing a tie-break. At two sets down and facing a humiliatingly swift exit from Roland Garros, he looked forlorn Photograph: Thierry Roge/Reuters Photograph: Thierry Roge/guardian.co.uk The Scot had fought back from a similar position against Gasquet at Wimbledon two years prior ... and he set about repeating that feat by clinching the third set 6-4 Photograph: Boris Horvat/AFP/Getty Images Photograph: Boris Horvat/guardian.co.uk ... and the fourth set 6-2 Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Photograph: Clive Brunskill/guardian.co.uk Gasquet was tiring more quickly than Murray and offered scant resistance in the final set ... Photograph: Thierry Roge/Reuters Photograph: Thierry Roge/guardian.co.uk Murray looked sprightly despite the sweltering temperatures and closed the match out in four hours and four minutes. He took the final set 6-1 Photograph: Julian Finney/Getty Images Photograph: Julian Finney/guardian.co.uk ... after some customary fist-pumping, Murray headed back to the locker room for some well-earned rest Photograph: Clive Brunskill/Getty Images Photograph: Clive Brunskill/guardian.co.uk