Andy Murray vs Holger Rune LIVE: Result and reaction from pre-Wimbledon exhibition

And the first set is his! Holger Rune takes it 6-4 with a confident hold to love.

Solid enough from both players thus far, but Rune has been the more consistently threatening, particularly when attacking Andy Murray’s second serve. Four saved break points help, too.

Groans from the Hurlingham crowd - Andy Murray can do whatever he likes with a Ruud block that sits up invitingly about five yards beyond the net, but the Scot wobbles a feeble drop shot into the net.

And here comes Holger. It’s back-to-back breaks either side of securing the first set.

That’s more to the crowd’s liking, Murray moving niftily to his left and fizzing a stinger up the line. It proves the only real cheer of the game as Rune extends his advantage.

A much needed hold for Andy Murray stops the rot, the Scot slumping down into his chair and taking three deep draws from his water bottle. Work to be done to fight his way back into this one with Rune growing in comfort game-by-game.

Rune is prepared to play more proactively in points now, forcing Murray on the defensive. An authoritative overhead has his opponent almost jumping for cover and a two-game lead restored.

There is some fight left in Murray, though, the Scot lifting with the crowd, firmly in his favour as is ever the case on any British court. “Come on Andy,” a woman cries as her man pops a backhand into the net, but a well directed serve is enough to narrow the gap down again.

Still a break behind.

A groan with every stroke in an extended rally from Murray, playing passively and asking Rune to make an error, which does eventually come. But Rune’s serve is starting to become more and more of a weapon - Murray is motionless as the Dane spears one across him.

Two more unreturned serves and another game goes Rune’s way.

New balls for Andy Muray to enjoy, sent across the net with a mighty thwack as he goes 30-0 up. And there’s a third consecutive point, an anxious look to the line as his drop volley drifts replaced by a more pleased disposition as it lands safely.

Back to deuce! Murray slaps at his heels, furious at himself for letting Rune back in the game, a double fault included in a sequence that displeases the Scot.

“Harder! Come on!” is Murray’s next cry as he struggles to correct his errors. An obliging Rune makes two unforced mistakes of his own to allow his opponent to escape from a bit of a predicament.

Now then. Hope for Murray? Rune scuds a forehand into the meshed divider before the veteran shows him how it is done with a much smoother version of a similar stroke to get to 0-30.

But, as has been the case throughout this match, Rune lifts his game as Murray gets a sniff at a chance, taking the next four points and to within a game of victory.

Deft from Holger Rune, darting up to the net and narrowing the angles before producing a cleverly cut backhand volley. Deuce.

Just wide! Rune reacts superbly to get the strings in the way of a fierce forehand destined to hit him right between the eyes, and nearly manages to fashion a winner out of it, too, but it comes down half-a-foot wide.

Murray keeps the light shining for one more game at least.