Paris: British number one Andy Murray got his French Open campaign off to a winning start yesterday as he needed four sets to see off Kazakhstan's Andrey Golubev 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 6-3.


Andy Murray returns to Andrey Golubev during his first round match at French Open in Paris yesterday. Pic/AFP 

The Wimbledon champion reached the 2011 semi-finals on the Paris clay, his best result to date on his least favourite surface but he was given a stern workout by his world number 53 opponent.