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The most intriguing match of the day for me is second on Court Suzanne Lenglen. Andy Murray is 2-0 against Marin Cilic in their head-to-head to date, but their matches could hardly have been closer. I was there in person to witness the first one of those matches, when they played a Davis Cup match on Court 1 at Wimbledon back in 2007; it was a demanding battle that Murray, returning after injury, eventually won 6-3 in the fifth, with a huge amount of help from the crowd. They also met in Madrid in 2008 (when it was played indoors): Murray, who went on to win the title, won 7-5 7-6(2). They have never yet played each other on clay, and unlike Murray, Cilic has yet to lose a set this fortnight. The latter's record at Slams is pretty good - he's reached the fourth round at six of the ten Slams he's played, including the current one, though he's never gone beyond it. Murray's Slam record has included a quarterfinal and a final in it, but, unlike Cilic, he's never gone this far in the Roland Garros draw before.

As always, enjoy today's tennis. I expect that we'll be hearing from Pete sooner rather than later, as he should be arriving in Paris today.

-- Rosangel Valenti