Roger Federer is at his athletic best as he thrashes Ivo Minar in his opening match. Tim Henman makes a bad start to his campaign against Spain's Fernando Verdasco. And things go from bad to worse, with Henman eventually losing 6-4 6-2 6-2. Greg Rusedski starts in positive mood against James Blake but finds the American in inspired form. Blake produces a succession of winners on his way to a straight-sets win over Rusedski. Andy Murray takes a turn for the worse in the fifth set against Andrei Pavel. But the Scot recovers magnificently to beat the Romanian in five dramatic sets. And Murray celebrates by suggesting any critics keep their thoughts to themselves. France's Tatiana Golovin, seeded 23, beats Virginia Ruano Pascual in a 6-3 2-6 7-6 (7-5) epic. Anastasia Myskina has an unusually straightforward win over Thailand's Tamarine Tanasugarn. Andy Roddick is the biggest name to fall so far as he goes down to Gilles Muller in three sets.
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