Murray's Burning Ambition Is Tested by Water Torture ; British No1 Goes Through a Tricky Routine in the Heat As He Warms Up for His Opener Tomorrow. By Chris Jones in Melbourne

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ANDY MURRAY put himself through "water torture" on the practice court here today in a bid to counter the searing heat that will dominate his first-round clash with Andrei Pavel at the Australian Open.

Temperatures passed 100 [degrees]F today but at least the British No1 took comfort from the fact he practised throughout December in the Florida heat while 34-year-old Pavel was just trying to mend his injured back.

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Murray's Burning Ambition Is Tested by Water Torture ; British No1 Goes Through a Tricky Routine in the Heat As He Warms Up for His Opener Tomorrow. By Chris Jones in Melbourne

Given the 13-year age gap, Pavel is likely to be the first to wilt tomorrow but Murray still believes he must be careful not to allow the weather to undermine his bid for a first grand slam tit...

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