French Open: Andy Murray raced into the third round of the French Open with a convincing straight-sets victory over Argentina's Jose Acasuso.
It was almost 7pm local time before the British number one stepped on court at Roland Garros but he made up for the wait, demolishing his opponent 6-4 6-0 6-4.
So much for the warning from Murray's coach, double French Open finalist Alex Corretja, that Acasuso was a genuine clay-court menace.
Acasuso was far from that. But Murray was also transformed from the man who struggled in five frustrating sets against French qualifier Jonathan Eysseric on Sunday.
The Scot was much more controlled, the tame drop shots which had littered his match against Eysseric this time looking a genuine winning strategy.
Murray broke his opponent's serve in the first game of the match, courtesy of one of those fine drop shots and a clinching lob.
And while Acasuso briefly demonstrated why he is considered a danger on clay with an array of powerful groundstrokes which forced Murray to save three break points on his serve in the sixth game, the precision tennis came from the racket of the lad from Dunblane.
The second set started in similar fashion to the first with Murray breaking Acasuso's serve, assisted by one perfect double-handed lob which landed on the baseline.
Acasuso, who had not won back-to-back matches on clay all season, slammed his racket down on the court in frustration but he was being outplayed by the number 10 seed.
Two double faults by the Argentinian in the third game gifted Murray another break and the Acasuso delivery was breached again with a rasping forehand return for what might well have been the best clay-court set of Murray's career.
Acasuso rallied in the third set but the gulf in class was still obvious.
The crucial break came in the seventh game, Murray's superior composure earning him three break points, which he converted with a gift when Acasuso double faulted.
The Murray forehands, if anything, were gaining in power and he duly completed the victory to earn a third-round match against Spain's Nicolas Almagro - and on this form he has every chance of surviving to the second week of the tournament.
French Open Results
Men's Draw
Second Round
Wayne Odesnik (U.S.) beat Lee Hyung-taik (South Korea) 6-2
4-6 6-3
6-2
Eduardo Schwank (Argentina) beat Marcel Granollers (Spain)
6-7(5) 6-2 6-4
6-4
10-Andy Murray (Britain) beat Jose Acasuso (Argentina) 6-4
6-0
6-4
Michael Llodra (France) beat 11-Tomas Berdych (Czech
Republic) 6-3 4-6 5-7 6-3 6-4
Simone Bolelli (Italy) beat Juan Martin Del Potro (Argentina)
3-6 7-6(0) 7-5 6-2
19-Nicolas Almagro (Spain) beat Sebastian Decoud (Argentina)
7-6(2) 6-2
6-1
18-Paul-Henri Mathieu (France) beat Oscar Hernandez (Spain)
2-6 1-6 6-4 6-3 6-2
3-Novak Djokovic (Serbia) beat Miguel Angel Lopez Jaen
(Spain) 6-1 6-1 6-3
First round
Gael Monfils (France) beat Arnaud Clement (France) 7-5 6-3
6-1
27-Igor Andreev (Russia) beat Potito Starace (Italy) 6-1
6-7(3) 6-1 6-4
Alejandro Falla (Colombia) beat 20-Ivo Karlovic (Croatia) 3-6
7-6(4) 7-6(6) 5-7 6-4
Robby Ginepri (U.S.) beat Donald Young (U.S.) 6-2 3-6 7-6(4)
6-2
28-Ivan Ljubicic (Croatia) beat Eric Prodon (France) 7-5
7-6(6)
7-6(4)
Luis Horna (Peru) beat Scoville Jenkins (U.S.) 6-4 5-7 6-3
6-0
2-Rafael Nadal (Spain) beat Thomaz Bellucci (Brazil) 7-5 6-3
6-1
Julien Benneteau (France) beat Vince Spadea (U.S.) 6-4 6-4
3-6 3-6
6-3
Victor Hanescu (Romania) beat Dudi Sela (Israel) 4-6 6-2 4-6
6-4
6-3
Diego Junqueira (Argentina) beat Adrian Mannarino (France)
6-1 6-2
6-2
Albert Montanes (Spain) beat Kristof Vliegen (Belgium) 7-6(5)
7-6(2)
7-6(3)
15-Mikhail Youzhny (Russia) beat Benjamin Becker (Germany)
6-1 6-3
7-6(4)
Marc Gicquel (France) beat Viktor Troicki (Serbia) 6-4 6-3
4-6
7-5
Marin Cilic (Croatia) beat Robin Haase (Netherlands) 7-6(6)
6-2
7-6(4)
Marat Safin (Russia) beat Jean-Rene Lisnard (Monaco) 6-7(5)
6-1 6-3
6-2
Martin Vassallo Argueello (Argentina) beat Feliciano Lopez
(Spain) 7-6(1) 6-4 3-6 4-6 6-3
30-Dmitry Tursunov (Russia) beat Daniel Brands (Germany) 6-2
6-4
7-5
Bobby Reynolds (U.S.) beat Thierry Ascione (France) 7-6(2)
4-6 6-3
6-2
Mardy Fish (U.S.) beat Agustin Calleri (Argentina) 6-7(6) 6-4
6-2
6-4
Juan Ignacio Chela (Argentina) beat John Isner (U.S.) 2-6 3-6
7-5 6-3
6-4
26-Jarkko Nieminen (Finland) beat Marc Lopez (Spain) 2-6 6-3
6-4
6-3
David Marrero (Spain) beat Victor Crivoi (Romania) 6-3 6-3
5-7
6-4
Fabrice Santoro (France) beat Evgeny Korolev (Russia) 7-6(3)
6-1
6-4
5-David Ferrer (Spain) beat Steve Darcis (Belgium) 6-3 6-4
6-3
Marcos Daniel (Brazil) beat 23-Juan Carlos Ferrero (Spain)
6-7(5) 2-2 (Ferrero retired)
25-Lleyton Hewitt (Australia) beat Nicolas Mahut (France) 6-4
6-2
6-4
Jiri Vanek (Czech Republic) beat Jesse Huta Galung
(Netherlands) 6-3 7-5
6-2
21-Radek Stepanek (Czech Republic) beat Gilles Simon (France)
6-2 6-4
6-1
Juergen Melzer (Austria) beat Peter Luczak (Australia) 6-3
6-2 6-4
Women's Draw
Second Round
5-Serena Williams (U.S.) beat Mathilde Johansson
(France) 6-2 7-5
10-Patty Schnyder (Switzerland) beat Timea Bacsinszky
(Switzerland) 6-4 4-6 6-1
2-Ana Ivanovic (Serbia) beat Lucie Safarova (Czech Republic)
6-1 6-2
30-Caroline Wozniacki (Denmark) beat Anastasiya Yakimova
(Belarus) 6-0 6-4
14-Agnieszka Radwanska (Poland) beat Jelena Pandzic (Croatia)
6-2 6-0
Emilie Loit (France) beat Klara Zakopalova (Czech
Republic) 6-4 6-3
First Round
Tsvetana Pironkova (Bulgaria) beat Chan Yung-jan
(Taiwan) 5-7 6-2
6-0
Samantha Stosur (Australia) beat 17-Shahar Peer (Israel) 6-2
3-6 6-1
29-Anabel Medina (Spain) beat Maria Jose Martinez (Spain) 6-3
6-2
16-Victoria Azarenka (Belarus) beat Edina Gallovits (Romania)
6-1 6-3
Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) beat Akiko Morigami (Japan)
6-4
6-3
Zheng Jie (China) beat Mara Santangelo (Italy) 4-6 6-3
6-0
Stephanie Cohen-Aloro (France) beat Raluca Olaru (Romania)
7-6(4) 6-3
Alisa Kleybanova (Russia) beat Tamarine Tanasugarn (Thailand)
6-3 6-0
21-Maria Kirilenko (Russia) beat Maria Elena Camerin (Italy)
6-1 6-0
25-Nadia Petrova (Russia) beat Aravane Rezai (France) 7-6(4)
6-3
Kaia Kanepi (Estonia) beat Yuan Meng (China) 6-2
6-2
6-Anna Chakvetadze (Russia) beat Nuria Llagostera (Spain) 6-3
5-7 6-1
Sorana Cirstea (Romania) beat Anne Kremer (Luxembourg) 6-0
3-0 (Kremer retired)
Aleksandra Wozniak (Canada) beat 20-Sybille Bammer (Austria)
6-0 6-2
11-Vera Zvonareva (Russia) beat Stephanie Foretz (France) 6-2
6-1
Peng Shuai (China) beat Anastasia Rodionova (Russia) 6-0 2-6
6-3
27-Katarina Srebotnik (Slovenia) beat Virginia Ruano (Spain)
6-4 6-2
Casey Dellacqua (Australia) beat 9-Marion Bartoli (France)
6-7(4) 6-3 6-2
Marina Erakovic (New Zealand) beat Tathiana Garbin (Italy)
6-7(9) 6-3 6-3
26-Flavia Pennetta (Italy) beat Tatiana Perebiynis (Ukraine)
6-3 6-2
Magdalena Rybarikova (Slovakia) beat Karolina Sprem (Croatia)
7-6(3) 3-6 8-6
7-Elena Dementieva (Russia) beat Vera Dushevina (Russia)
6-7(6) 6-0 6-2
1-Maria Sharapova (Russia) beat Evgeniya Rodina (Russia) 6-1
3-6 8-6
Vania King (U.S.) beat Violette Huck (France) 4-6 6-2
6-1
Olga Govortsova (Belarus) beat Yuliana Fedak (Ukraine) 7-5
2-6
6-3
Akgul Amanmuradova (Uzbekistan) beat Yanina Wickmayer
(Belgium) 6-2 7-5
Marta Domachowska (Poland) beat Rossana De Los Rios
(Paraguay) 3-6 6-3 6-1
Bethanie Mattek (U.S.) beat Madison Brengle (U.S.) 6-3 2-6
6-4
Sanda Mamic (Croatia) beat Michaella Krajicek (Netherlands)
6-4
6-3
18-Francesca Schiavone (Italy) beat Jill Craybas (U.S.) 6-3
6-2