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Andy Murray was unhappy with some aspects of his performance despite a relatively straightforward first round victory over Eric Prodon in the French Open on Tuesday.

Murray was occasionally troubled but rarely threatened in his straight sets victory, progressing to a 6-4 6-1 6-3 win that the Scot acknowledged afterwards was not quite as comfortable as perhaps the scoreline would suggest.

"It was a tough match. There was no rhythm really to the match," Murray said. "He didn't want to have any long rallies so he was hitting a lot of drop shots and going for his shots. He'd change the rhythm or change the pace of the ball a lot.

"I was annoyed with the way I was moving. I was hitting the ball well from the back of the court, especially towards the end of the match, and I served well, but I didn't move particularly well."

Prodon also had cause to feel frustrated, revealing that he was suffering with suspected gastroenteritis after consulting the doctor at a number of points during the contest.

"It's a miracle that I finished the match and played three sets with nothing in my stomach since last night," Prodon said. "Of course it is frustrating. He's a good player. I really wanted to play a real match against him.

"I succeeded sometimes to do a few good things. But it felt frustrating to not be able to deliver during this kind of match."

Prodon felt that he could have exploited Murray's early hesitancy more, but believes the No. 4 seed grew into the contest as it progressed and is unlikely to struggle as much in his next match.

"I felt he was a bit tense to begin with," he added. "Like any other big player, when they walk on court in the first round, it's never too easy. They need to find their landmarks, discover who the opponent is, because he didn't know me.

"But once he started finding his way around, he released his shots during the second set. Even in the third set I managed to gather some energy to try to destabilise him.

"But he came back into the match very quickly because I was not consistent enough."

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