Murray aims to stun Novak

ANDY MURRAY acknowledges he is the underdog for his third-round clash with Novak Djokovic at the Monte Carlo Masters – but is optimistic about his chances of causing an upset.

The Scot set up the meeting with a 6-4, 6-1 victory over Filippo Volandri yesterday to reach the third stage of a Masters Series event on clay for the first time.

However, third seed Djokovic, who beat Ivan Ljubicic 6-3, 6-3 in round two, is enjoying a superb season and will be a different proposition. He clinched his first grand slam in Australia in January and won the Masters Series title in Indian Wells last month. Djokovic also has a perfect record against his good friend and fellow 20-year-old Murray, with three wins from as many meetings.

Murray said: I saw a bit of his match (against Ljubicic) and he's playing very well. He's expected to win the match and I just hope I can go out and play like I've done in the last couple of days because, if I do, I've got a chance of winning."