Andy Murray faces Gilles Muller in the second round of his first tournament of the season, the Brisbane International.

MURRAY: 0-1 Muller wins the first point with a smash after taking control of a baseline rally with a zipping forehand pass that sent Murray scuttling. The first ace follows, but Murray pulls one back as Muller nets. But the match starts with a hold as he serve-volleys well, finishing it off with a cute backhand at the net.

HEAD TO HEAD: They have only played the once before, Murray winning their Davis Cup clash last season in straight sets.

The pair exchange serves and volleys for a few minutes, Muller having won the toss and elected to serve first.

The players will be on court shortly.

The winner of this match will face Marcos Baghdatis after he beat Kei Nishikori 6-3 6-4.

Yesterday the world number four recovered from a set down to beat Mikhail Kukushkin 5-7 6-3 6-2 as he began his Australian Open preparations.