Andy Murray vs Roberto Bautista Agut LIVE: Latest updates

Murray digs in to put some pressure on Bautista Agut’s opening service game at 30-30.

The Spaniard rushes the net, as he has done in most of the big points, and once again gets the better of the exchange to pop a volley into the open court.

And Bautista Agut wraps up the hold on the next point.

Now, can Murray get off the board? There’s a long way back in this game but an opening hold would be a start.

Murray, serving to stay in the set, plays a lovely drop shot to earn a ripple of applause from the crowd.

Murray than lets out a small ‘C’mon’ as a Bautista Agut forehand drifts long – before the Spaniard gets the better of an exchange at the net as Murray guides an angled volley wide.

At 30-30, Murray drops a backhand into the net to bring up a set point for Bautista Agut.

And another poor backhand from Murray seals his fate, and an opening 6-0 set for Bautista Agut.

A pretty simple hold of serve for Bautista Agut follows, and to love as well.

The 2014 World Cup golden boot winner James Rodriguez is in the crowd enjoying some evening tennis.

The Colombian plays for a side in Qatar now after leaving Everton earlier this season.

At 0-15, Murray plays a questionable sliced backhand drop shot, which Bautista Agut is able to reach before sending down the line for a winner.

Murray responds with an ace, before he smacks away a ball in frustration as he follows that up with a double fault to hand Bautista Agut two breaks points.

Bautista Agut snaps up the return as Murray looks to stay in the point, but he eventually loses out as he hits a forehand wide.

And there’s the double break.

On 15-15, Bautista Agut forces the play to send Murray behind the baseline, before dispatching the overhead into the corner.

Murray hits back to take it to 30-30 but controlled aggression from Bautista Agut sees the Spaniard close the net before finishing a forehand volley.

Bautista Agut then seals the hold with an ace out wide that clipped the line. Murray challenged but to no avail.

Bautista Agut races into a 0-15 lead on the Murray serve with a backhand winner down the line.

And wow, the Spaniard again goes after a Murray second serve before ripping a backhand winner straight down the line to bring up 0-30.

Murray can’t find a first serve and he nets on a forehand to hand his opponent three break points.

Murray’s first serve goes long but another weak groundstroke into the net gives Bautista Agut the opening break.

There are a few smatterings of ‘C’mon Andy’ as Bautista Agut gets the match underway.

And after losing the first point on a backhand error, Murray chases down a Bautista Agut volley to send a forehand winner down the line!

The Spaniard replies with a winner of his own before a backhand lob from Murray drifts wide.

Murray then advances into the net on the longest point of the match so far, and Bautista Agut can’t find the forehand pass.

Someone’s phone goes off in the crowd, before Murray advances into the net again and wins the point on a smart backhand volley!

But a couple of wild groundstrokes from Murray hands Bautista Agut the opening hold of serve.

Bautista Agut will serve first with the match soon to get underway.

The Spaniard is the favourite at 8/13 to advance to the next round.

Murray is 6/5 to beat the tournament’s second seed.

Evans is on serve at 2-2 in the opening set of his match against Davidovich Fokina.

Murray, meanwhile, is next up on the main show court in Doha. The Scot should take to the court in the next few minutes ahead of his match against Bautista Agut.

In fact, Evans has just broken Davidovich Fokina’s serve and now leads 3-2 in the opening set.

Dan Evans is also in action this afternoon, as the British men’s No 1 takes on Alejandro Davidovich Fokina for a place in the quarter-finals.

Evans won his opening match in convincing fashion, a straight sets win over Egor Gerasimov, and he is the No 5 seed in Doha this week.

If Evans was to progress to the last eight, he would play the winner of Andy Murray’s match with Roberto Bautista Agut.