Andy Murray will face Mischa Zverev at the BMW Open in Munich
Thursday 30 April 2015 09:50, UK
Andy Murray will face world No 653 Mischa Zverev in his opening match of the BMW Open in Munich on Thursday.
German qualifier Zverev beat compatriot Jan-Lennard Struff 7-6 (8-6) 3-6 6-4 in the first round on Tuesday to set up the clash with top-seed Murray, who received a bye into round two.
That match will take place on Thursday, although Murray will actually be on court on Wednesday in the doubles competition. He is partnering Dutchman Jean-Julien Rojer as he looks to get some claycourt match practice under his belt against third seeds Raven Klaasen and Lukas Rosol.
Second seeds Jamie Murray and John Peers Victor will also be in doubles action Estrella Burgos and Joao Souza while Colin Fleming and Jonathan Marray face Rameez Junaid and Adil Shamasdin.
Meanwhile, two-time winner Philipp Kohlschreiber progressed with a straight-sets victory over Jiri Vesely of the Czech Republic.
Kohlschreiber, who did not have to face a break point, was a 6-1 6-2 victor but compatriot Dustin Brown is out after he lost 6-1 7-6 (7-2) to Italian Simone Bolelli.
Former top-10 star Janko Tipsarevic continued his return from a long-term injury by defeating number six seed Bernard Tomic 5-7 6-1 7-6 (7-3).
There were also wins for Lukas Rosol, Fabio Fognini, Dominic Thiem, Sergiy Stakhovsky and Radek Stepanek, another player on the way back from injury.