Murray looks for French Open tonic

AFP, Paris :
Andy Murray targets a French Open tonic in the broiling heat of Roland Garros on Tuesday as the 2016 runner-up seeks to get his season back on track.
World number one Murray, who was the first British man to reach the Paris final since 1937 when he lost to Novak Djokovic 12 months ago, faces Andrey Kuznetsov, the world number 85, in his opening round.
The 30-year-old has endured a trying 2017 with bouts of illness as well as an elbow injury conspiring against him and his form.
He suffered a shock fourth round defeat to Mischa Zverev at the Australian Open.
On clay, he lost in the third round in Monte Carlo, made the semis in Barcelona, was a third-round loser in Madrid before an opening defeat in Rome to Fabio Fognini.
Then he fell sick again when he arrived in Paris.
“It’s frustrating — it’s the third time I have been ill this year,” said the Scot.
However, he said he was surprised that he hadn’t been laid low by sickness on many more occasions over his career.
“To be honest, it should happen more really. We are in the locker rooms with lots of players, lots of sweat, lots of germs, you know, in airplanes all the time.”
Kuznetsov, who was once as high as 39 in the world, has lost both his career meetings against Murray and has never got beyond the third round of a Grand Slam.
Two years ago, he was defeated by Rafael Nadal in the last 32.
Swiss third seed Stan Wawrinka, the 2015 winner and reigning US Open champion, starts against Jozef Kovalik.
The Slovakian qualifier, ranked 152, has made the main draw for the first time.