Tipsarevic test awaits Murray

Andy Murray will be bidding to reach the fourth round of the French Open for the first time when he takes on Serbian extrovert Janko Tipsarevic today.

The British number one lost in round three to Nicolas Almagro last year and his only other appearance at Roland Garros came in 2006, when he crashed out in his opener against Gael Monfils.

Tipsarevic, the world number 65, would also be in uncharted territory if he was to win on Suzanne Lenglen court today and he reckons he has the weapons to cause a shock against the third seed.

“I’ve beaten him two times so being scared of him would be pretty stupid,” added Tipsarevic, whose pastimes include reading Fyodor Dostoyevsky novels and playing video game ’World of Warcraft’, which he claims he is now hooked on.

“I’m the underdog, I don’t have anything to lose. He’s probably the best defender on tour but I’ll rely on the fact he’s still, in my opinion, not 100% comfortable on clay.

“My idea will be to move him as much as possible. He moves really well on hard courts, but on clay courts he still needs to use the slide a little bit more.”