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Murray set to face Chela in French Open first round

Andy Murray will begin his French Open campaign against Argentina's Juan Ignacio Chela.

The British No.1 has been seeded three for the season's second Grand Slam but has never progressed beyond the third round at Roland Garros.

However the 22-year-old will be confident of winning his opener, having won three of his four previous encounters with Chela.

The last time they met was at the 2007 Madrid Masters, where Murray beat the world number 205 6-1, 6-3.

The only time Chela has defeated Murray was at the Australia Open in 2006, where he came out victorious 6-1, 6-3, 6-3.

But Chela has a good record on clay and reached the quarter finals of the French Open in 2004, before crashing out to Great Britain's Tim Henman.

Should Murray overcome Chela, he will face either Germany's Mischa Zverev or Italy's Potito Starace, while a fourth round meeting with former winner Gaston Gaudio could also be on the cards.

And if Murray reaches the last four he could face world No.1 Rafael Nadal, who is bidding for his fifth consecutive French Open title.



 

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