Andy Murray, French Open, first round, world number one, Andrey Kuznetsov
Andy Murray will hope to find his form of old at the French OpenReuters

Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal made it through to the second round of the 2017 French Open with straight set victories and now it will be the turn of the world number one Andy Murray to do the same on the courts of Roland Garros on Tuesday.

Murray hasn't had a good time of it in 2017, with the Brit struggling to maintain the levels of tennis that took him to the No.1 ranking.

The Wimbledon and Olympic champion will know he needs to find his A-game if he is to threaten on the clay courts in Paris.

"It's obviously been a struggle," Murray said of his form in 2017. "These past few months have not been good. You know, I haven't played well.

"Although it's frustrating, the struggles are part of what make the good times so enjoyable."

Enjoyable will be the word he will want to embrace when he takes the court against Andrey Kuznetsov in the first round of the French Open.

Murray reached the final at Roland Garros last year, before going down to his nemesis Djokovic. Having done so well on a surface he isn't entirely comfortable on, Murray will want to make it to the summit clash again.

To do that, he needs to get back to the level he was playing at last year. "I was just saying it happens a lot in sport when, if you achieve something quite big, it can be quite natural to maybe struggle for a few months," Murray said of his worries after getting to that No.1 spot. "I have been training as well as I could the last few months, you know, just maybe in a couple of matches it's just been a little bit flat.

"That's where it is very important that when you do achieve something big, like when I won Wimbledon the first time, I felt like that was, well, why I was playing, really. And I had achieved my biggest goal. It was, like, you feel a bit, I don't know, a bit lost afterwards.

Andy Murray practice session with Lucas Pouille

"You need to then reset your goals and, you know, maybe at times there has been a little bit of that."

If Murray struggles to find his mojo on Tuesday, then he could become the second top seed in French Open 2017 to be knocked out in the first round, after Angelique Kerber was dumped out on Sunday.

Kuznetsov is a difficult opponent to play against, and the 73rd ranked Russian will look to take advantage of any vulnerability that might be there in Murray's game.

"Maybe if you see his results on clay, they are not his best, not as good as last year," Kuznetsov said. But the big guys prepare for the big tournaments.

"But in the first round of big tournaments they also need some time to find their rhythm. I understand he is the favourite for this match but I think I will have good chances. If I win, I will be a hero. If I lose, nobody will be surprised. So there's nothing to lose for me."

When and where to watch live

Andy Murray vs Andrey Kuznetsov is the third match at the Philippe Chatrier on Tuesday. The first match begins at 11am CET, 10am BST, 5am ET and 2.30pm IST. TV and live streaming information is below.

India: TV: Star Sports Select HD1 and Star Sports Select HD2. Live Streaming: Hotstar.

 

UK: TV: ITV. Live Streaming: ITV Hub.

 

Australia: TV: Fox Sports. Live Streaming: Foxtel.

 

USA: TV: Tennis TV and NBC Sports. Live Streaming: NBC Sports Live Extra.

 

Canada: TV: TSN1, TSN3, TSN4, TSN5. Live Streaming: TSN TV.

 

Middle East: TV: Bein Sports Arabia. Live Streaming: Bein Sports Connect.

 

Europe: TV: EuroSport. Live Streaming: EuroSport Player.