Andy Murray v Ivo Karlovic - live! Shameless image-crowbarring alert! Photograph: Clive Rose/Getty Images First set: Murray 3-3 Karlovic* (*denotes server): Some outrageous play at the net from both players, Karlovic coming out on top with a sublime backhand flick to wrongfoot Murray, has the crowd on their feet at the start of the game. It continues in rather more prosaic fashion, an ace making it 40-0 to Karlovic and then Murray hops and sends a two-handed backhand into the net. Not too much to get excited about here. First set: Murray* 3-2 Karlovic (*denotes server): John McEnroe makes the interesting point that someone like Karlovic can get too interested in demonstrating he has more than a serve and ends up getting involved in inadvisable long rallies with the likes of Murray. After the first two games, the last couple of service games have passed off without incident. Murray is serving well but Karlovic's returns leave a lot to be desired. The game ends with a lazy slice into the net. First set: Murray 2-2 Karlovic* (*denotes server): A display of a light touch from Karlovic as he moves to net and flicks a gorgeous backhand volley away for 40-0. Two big serves had preceded that. An ace down the middle follows it. First set: Murray* 2-1 Karlovic (*denotes server): A hold! A hold to love, to boot. After a rather strange opening to the match, normal service is resumed. "I wonder how many buglers you can tease out of the woodwork during this MBM?" says David Kernohan. "Point of order though: Isn't it "Mickey Stantanio?" Where's Zaltor the Merciless when you need him? Anyone? First set: Murray 1-1 Karlovic* (*denotes server): The first of many aces from Karlovic to kick this game off. But at 15-all, Karlovic stops playing after a volley into the corner, not counting on Murray's ability to make up lost causes, and he eventually slices into the net to make it 15-30. A cracking backhand pass, a Murray trademark, brings up two break points. A huge second serve rescues the first - 128mph, that one - but Murray enjoys a huge slice of luck on the second as a forehand clip the top of the net, completely deceiving Karlovic after he had charged forward. Two breaks in the first two games - what odds would you have got on that? "Andy Rain," says Andy Myall. That's who takes pictures at Wimbledon? First set: Murray* 0-1 Karlovic (*denotes server): Murray kicks off with a serve that registers 104mph; no matter, Karlovic clips a forehand into the net. Murray then swiftly shows off the subtlety he possesses in spades with a gorgeous backhand drop-shot, Karlovic flat-footed on the baseline, to make it 30-0. It moves to 40-15 and when a Murray shot hits the top of the net, it allows Karlovic to lope forward to the net and Murray whacks a forehand long. Pretty soon, from 40-0 up, it's deuce and Karlovic then earns a break point, pouncing on a second serve and arrowing a beautiful forehand into the corner. And Karlovic takes the opportunity, moving to the net and challenging Murray to pass him: a forehand into the net and there's the break. Five straight points Karlovic won there. What a start. "Ohhhhh Pippa - a bugler I see," says Andy Hockley, eyeing me up and down and spotting my blatant The Bugle podcast rip-off. Wonder how many obscure references you can fit in today's afternoon of tennis reportage. Is there anyone called Chris playing today? Maybe a mention for Joey Stantonio, or even just simply Florence Nightingale? The Congressman's penis could make a mention. There's time. This is the internet, anything goes. The players are out. Andy Murray wins the toss - Great Britain 1-0 Croatia - and elects to serve. Two-nil! Get in there. All over the big Croat and it's not even started. The players will now do warming up. Expect Murray to dominate that as well. Serena Williams has czunk Melinda Czink 6-1, 6-4 on Centre Court, which means, ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for Ivo Karlovic Mr Andrew Murray! He'll be out shortly for his second-round match. He's never failed to reach at least the third round at Wimbledon and that's unlikely to change today. Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh Pippa. Pippa Middleton is in the Royal Box on Centre Court. Is she a royal now? Did I miss that wedding? Hey there, Mr IBM Slamtracker! What you got for me today? We learn that Ivo Karlovic must convert more than 20% of his break point opportunities and that Andy Murray should win 77% of points on his first serves. Good afternoon and welcome to the land of the giants. Having reduced Nikolay Davydenko to a gibbering wreck on Tuesday, playing some of his finest tennis along the way, now Andy Murray faces the hulking Ivo Karlovic, the 6ft10in Croatian with the F16 jet of a serve and here to cast a large shadow over Centre Court. Karlovic towers a full seven inches over Murray, has hit the fastest ever serve at Wimbledon, clocked in at 148mph and ... well, actually there isn't really much more than that. That's about it to be honest. There are naturally some thudding groundstrokes to go with the main weapon, but that aside Karlovic shouldn't pose too many problems for a player of Murray's calibre. Murray hasn't had too many problems against Karlovic in the past and leads their head-to-head 3-0, albeit their last match coming in Cincinnati in 2008. This happens to be the first time the pair have met in a grand slam and it's their first five-set match. Murray, the sprightlier player by a considerable distance, will surely have too much speed of mind and body for Karlovic in that context, the Croatian's best hope perhaps lying in winning three tie-breaks; indeed that's the only way he's been able to take a set off Murray in the past. As long as Murray extends the rallies and varies his approach with slice, spin and chips, this shouldn't be too taxing for him. Not that we're getting ahead of ourselves here, but Murray might view this as useful warm-up for potential matches against Sam Querry, Milos Raonic and Juan Martin del Potro. David versus Goliath? Maybe, but it's not entirely clear who's playing which role.