1711: There we are then. For heaven's sake, don't forget, live streaming of the tennis continues for UK users. It's also on BBC2. Ta ta for now - I'll see you later for England's win over Andorra, yes?
1703: Lleyton Hewitt dropped the first set against Portugal's Frederico Gil but now leads 5-1 in the second. Reckon the Aussie was temporarily confused by being relegated to court one?
Andy Murray speaking to BBC Sport: "The first set was very good - but I played one poor game to let him back in and after that he started playing better. It was tricky conditions - windy and very heavy - so it's good to come through in two sets."
1656: Murray strolls off court, signing some autographs along the way. He'll play Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez in the third round tomorrow.
Seppi 1-6 4-6 Murray
Murray and Seppi trade backhands before the Brit suddenly steps on one and sends it over at an acute angle. Seppi gets it back but Murray is there with a ridiculous forehand half-volley. That's match point and Seppi goes long to give Murray a very comfortable win.
Seppi *1-6 4-5 Murray
Seppi does well to stretch out wide and return Murray's serve, but the Scot merely hits back with a cunning drop shot.
Seppi 1-6 4-4* Murray
Murray does indeed step it up, a massive forehand return making it 15-30, but Seppi responds well by winning the next two points. Murray gets back to deuce but the Italian closes it out eventually.
Seppi *1-6 3-4 Murray
Super drop shot from Murray wraps up the game to love. I expect a big charge from the world number three in this next game. Lleyton Hewitt in a bit of a battle with Frederico Gil over on court one. The Aussie is 5-3 down in the first set.
From anon via text on 81111: "I know there's a credit crunch, but surely Murray's team could have provided with him with a new ankle brace for the grass-court season? He appears to still be wearing his clay-stained one from the French Open..."
Seppi 1-6 3-3* Murray
We have a match. Seppi dinks a lovely volley just over the net to take the first point and he holds to love.
Seppi *1-6 2-3 Murray
Poor old Pat Cash is perplexed that Murray isn't coming to the net more. Those days are gone, I'm afraid. Murray holds quite comfortably there...
Seppi 1-6 2-2* Murray
Bobby Dazzler of a backhand from Murray on the first point, the world number three scampering across the baseline and whipping it down the line. Seppi holds from deuce though and the Italian appears to have cut out the errors for now.
Seppi *1-6 1-2 Murray
SEPPI HAS A BREAK POINT! And even the pro-Murray crowd give him an encouraging round of applause. Wowsers, he's only gone and broken, Murray sticking a routine forehand into the net.
Seppi 1-6 0-2* Murray
That's more like it. An error from Seppi gives Murray another break point and the Italian promptly dumps a backhand into the net.
Seppi *1-6 0-1 MurrayBlimey, Murray is taken to deuce! You can't really blame him for allowing his mind to drift - but he's quickly back on track. Bad news, my fellow Marat Safin fans, the magnificent Russian has pulled out of Queen's with a back problem. He won't be back either because he's retiring at the end of the year. Sniff.
Safin pulls out of Queen's event From Pieter via text on 81111: "It's an impressive number of people, not amount, who made it to the tennis."
Seppi 1-6* Murray
Easy, easy, easy. Murray's serve is looking particularly impressive if you ask me.
From the BBC Sport mole at Queen's: "Hello all. Not much to report from down here at Queen's this week. Only real talk of note thus far is whether people prefer the new blue seats to the old red (I like the blue). Many a furrowed brow was soothed in the press corps and there was a collective gasp of relief all round when they arrived on Monday to discover the fabled free bar was very much still in operation....Only this time stocking another well known brand of continental strong lager than for the previous 29 years. It seems the weather and the tube strike has made the atmosphere a little flat. Come on posh people get some more Pimms down your glugholes. There are few finer sights in my sporting calendar that watching some sozzled, befuddled toff losing his way in the maze that is the inner bowels of the Queen's Club and ending up at the media centre while trying to find the gents."
Seppi *1-5 Murray
It's a masterclass from Murray, the Scot sending Seppi this way and that with some slicing and dicing before rifling a forehand cross-court to wrap up a second straight love game.
Seppi 1-4* Murray
This is going to be over quite quickly. Another terrible second serve from Seppi and Murray steps in and belts a backhand return back past the stranded Italian. A break to love.
Seppi *1-3 Murray
Familiar groan from the crowd as a Murray drop shot finds the net, but no need to panic, the Scot bangs down an ace to hold to 15. "Big serve," growls Pat Cash in the BBC commentary box. What a day for court one ticket-holders, by the way. They're currently enjoying Mikhail Youzhny v Marcos Baghdatis before Lleyton Hewitt takes on Frederico Gil. If Hewitt wins, he'll face fellow four-times champ Andy Roddick in the next round.
Seppi 1-2* Murray
Seppi saves one break point with a decent serve and backhand combo, but no luck on the second and Murray, without doing anything particularly special, is already in control. The Italian's ropey serve isn't going to get him very far on grass, I'm afraid.
Seppi *1-1 Murray
Murray eases into a 40-0 lead and then plays a devilish slice backhand - but Seppi isn't falling for that, and wallops it down the line. Murray holds to 15.
Seppi 1-0* Murray
Impressive amount of people have managed to get to west London today - although how many of them usually rely on public transport to get around is open to question. Seppi flicks a delightful inside-out forehand into the corner and he's off and running.
*denotes next to serve
1555: Off we go then. Murray won the toss and chose to receive. Cheeky monkey.
1553: Murray and Seppi are warming up - and they need to, it's very grey and a bit parky at Queen's today.
1550: ...which sees top seed - yes indeed, top seed - Andy Murray take on Andreas Seppi, who has a proud 100% record on grass against the world number three. The Italian triumphed at Nottingham in 2006 (so before Murray was any good basically).
1547: Mahut was a surprise finalist at Queen's in 2007, losing to Andy Roddick, and he's just told the BBC he's hoping to get a wildcard into Wimbledon. Another result from today: Guillermo Garcia-Lopez defeated Gilles Muller 7-6 (7-3) 6-3 and will face the winner of this upcoming match...
1545: Ah, hello there, welcome along. Nicolas Mahut has just wrapped up a straight sets win over fifth seed Marin Cilic - which means it's almost time to see Andy Murray play his first singles match of the year on grass.
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