Murray battles back in Paris

Andy Murray fought back from a set down to beat David Nalbandian and move into the third round of the Paris Masters.

The Scot was caught cold at the start of the match as his opponent dominated proceedings both from the back of the court and up at the net.

Opting to change his tactics after losing a one-sided first set, Murray played his way back into the match as he looked to dictate from the net whenever possible.

It paid dividends as he pinched a tight second set and finished strongly in the decider to triumph 2-6 6-4 6-3.

“Yeah, it was very difficult,” he told Sky Sports afterwards. “I had to change my game completely.

“I had to serve and volley pretty much the whole of the second set because I couldn’t win a point from the back of the court – he was moving me around everywhere.

“Maybe it’s something I need to look to do more often.

“I think I served and volleyed really well today. I was hitting my second serve 165-180 kmph which is big and on a surface like this it works.

“At the end of the first set I knew I needed to change something as it really wasn’t going well at all.”

There was a brief scare for the Scot midway through the third set as he was forced to call the trainer to look at a wrist injury, but it appeared a passing problem as he regrouped to win in convincing style.

“I felt quite a sharp pain in my wrist and I’ve had a few problems with it in the past so I got a little bit scared when I felt something,” he added.

“But at the end of the match it felt ok, although I guess we’ll see when I cool down whether it’s anything to worry about.”