Murray's mint

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Well, he's through to the second round. But we still can't help but think of Andrew Murray as a whinging Scot.

Still, we have to acknowledge the three set destruction of Fabrice Santoro (6-3 6-4 7-6 if you're counting) even if we've never heard of Fabrice Santoro.

And we grudgingly have to admire Murray's ability to smack a serve down the court at 134mph. 'I have worked on my upper body strength in the last year or so,' Murray explained post-match.

Probably slightly unnecessary when there are probably tennis balls embedded in various bits of Wimbledon tonight.

'I’ve started doing a lot of chin-ups. I started doing them with a 20-kilo weight attached to me around my waist.' Which is: a) just showing off; and b) surely nothing to do with tennis whatsoever?

Isn't that like sumo training? 'When I was 16 or 17 I needed to be careful,' he added. 'I was not doing too many weights. I was growing a lot. My muscles were still developing and I did not want to develop stress fractures or chronic problems.

'Previously, I spent a lot of time on the court and not much time in the gym. Now it has reversed a little bit as I am getting in the gym more and maybe not spending as much time on court.

'In the last few years, my five-set record has got a lot better. I am lasting much longer. That is something I needed to improve.'

When asked if he was as pumped as Rafa Nadal, Murray joked 'You’ve not seen me with my shirt off!'

Nor, we trust, will we. That much pale Scottish skin? We're still recovering from that film when Billy Connolly stripped off.

Murray now faces Belgium's Xavier Malisse.

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