Murray takes first set

Andy Murray made the perfect start to his third-round clash with 32nd seed Tommy Robredo at Wimbledon by racing through the first set under the Centre Court roof.

It was tough to see anything other than a straightforward victory for Murray. Robredo had never been past the third round at Wimbledon and admitted before the match that he is not comfortable on grass.

At this strangest of Wimbledons, though, anything was possible, and Robredo has recent experience of making the seemingly impossible possible. Since returning last summer from surgery on a hamstring problem that had dogged him for a long time, Robredo has surged back up the rankings, reaching 29th prior to this tournament.

At the French Open, he won three consecutive matches from two sets down, the first man to achieve such a feat at a grand slam for 86 years.

Murray had looked superb in his first two matches, rising serenely above the carnage developing around him, but he has had a number of tough matches under the roof, notably against Stanislas Wawrinka in 2009 and last year's struggle with Marcos Baghdatis.

The tone was set early as Murray, who was again striking the ball brilliantly, sent Robredo scampering from one side of the court to the other, earning a break of serve in only the third game.

And it was to get even better two games later, a flash of a cross-court backhand giving Murray a break point, and Robredo then sent a forehand well long.

Rather surprisingly, the Spaniard then ended a four-game losing streak by breaking Murray, an ill-advised drop shot costing the Scot.

But he hit back straight away with another break and wrapped up a 35-minute set 6-2 with an unreturnable serve.