<p>Somdev, India's lone men's singles competitor, lost 6-7 (5) 2-6 3-6 against the British number one in a match lasting two hours and 27 minutes at the Arthur Ashe Stadium here.<br />However, Sania Mirza, ousted from the singles event, and Leander Paes moved into the second round of the women's doubles and mixed doubles' competitions respectively after winning their opening matches.<br /><br />The 26-year-old Somdev took advantage of the rusty start by Murray, who dropped an early break and struggled to keep the ball inside the lines.<br /><br />Somdev controlled the tempo initially with some nifty net play, challenging Murray with drop shots and making his fancied opponent run around.<br /><br />Murray later admitted to being affected by nerves in the match."I was a little bit nervous at the start and making some bad decisions. Once I calmed down, felt better the middle of the first set, (I) started hitting the ball a little bit better," Murray said.</p>.<p>In the tiebreaker of the opening set, Murray turned the tempo of the match by ratcheting up his serve, which touched an impressive 133 mph.<br /><br />Leading 5-3, Murray traded breaks with Somdev to start the second set, but it was the Scot who rebounded to break the Indian twice more to take it 6-2, displaying solid defense and first serves.<br /><br />"He really takes advantage of the opportunities he gets. Once he got ahead in the second set after a close breaker, I really felt he took complete control of the match," Somdev said of Murray.<br /><br />Somdev said he foresees Murray winning a Grand Slam soon.<br /><br />"He's come so close so many times in my mind," he said. "It's just a matter of time before he goes out and wins a slam. I don't know which one it will be, but the US Open suits his game quite well," he said.<br /><br />Elsewhere, India had a good day in the doubles arena.<br /><br />In women's doubles, sixth seeds Sania and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina eased past Americans Samantha Crawford and Madison Keys 6-2 6-0.<br /><br />In mixed doubles, Vesnia teamed up with Leander Paes to beat the Russian-British combine of Nadia Petrova and Jamie Murray.<br /><br />The seventh-seeded Indo-Russian team won 6-2 6-7 (7) 1-0 (6). </p>
<p>Somdev, India's lone men's singles competitor, lost 6-7 (5) 2-6 3-6 against the British number one in a match lasting two hours and 27 minutes at the Arthur Ashe Stadium here.<br />However, Sania Mirza, ousted from the singles event, and Leander Paes moved into the second round of the women's doubles and mixed doubles' competitions respectively after winning their opening matches.<br /><br />The 26-year-old Somdev took advantage of the rusty start by Murray, who dropped an early break and struggled to keep the ball inside the lines.<br /><br />Somdev controlled the tempo initially with some nifty net play, challenging Murray with drop shots and making his fancied opponent run around.<br /><br />Murray later admitted to being affected by nerves in the match."I was a little bit nervous at the start and making some bad decisions. Once I calmed down, felt better the middle of the first set, (I) started hitting the ball a little bit better," Murray said.</p>.<p>In the tiebreaker of the opening set, Murray turned the tempo of the match by ratcheting up his serve, which touched an impressive 133 mph.<br /><br />Leading 5-3, Murray traded breaks with Somdev to start the second set, but it was the Scot who rebounded to break the Indian twice more to take it 6-2, displaying solid defense and first serves.<br /><br />"He really takes advantage of the opportunities he gets. Once he got ahead in the second set after a close breaker, I really felt he took complete control of the match," Somdev said of Murray.<br /><br />Somdev said he foresees Murray winning a Grand Slam soon.<br /><br />"He's come so close so many times in my mind," he said. "It's just a matter of time before he goes out and wins a slam. I don't know which one it will be, but the US Open suits his game quite well," he said.<br /><br />Elsewhere, India had a good day in the doubles arena.<br /><br />In women's doubles, sixth seeds Sania and her Russian partner Elena Vesnina eased past Americans Samantha Crawford and Madison Keys 6-2 6-0.<br /><br />In mixed doubles, Vesnia teamed up with Leander Paes to beat the Russian-British combine of Nadia Petrova and Jamie Murray.<br /><br />The seventh-seeded Indo-Russian team won 6-2 6-7 (7) 1-0 (6). </p>