'British tennis should raise expectations at grand slams'

World number three Andy Murray believes British tennis needs to aim higher regarding players advancing further in the grand slams.

On Monday, Murray booked his place in round two of the French Open with a straightforward 6-3 6-3 6-1 win over Facundo Arguello.

He was joined by Kyle Edmund, who prevailed in a five-set epic against Stephane Robert while in the women's draw, Heather Watson saw off Mathilde Johansson 6-4 7-5.

After finishing his match, Murray went to cheer on Edmund, who came through 2-6 6-4 6-3 5-7 6-2 to clinch his first win at a grand slam.

"It depends on what is 'doing well'," Murray said. "Winning a couple of rounds at a French Open for us, for the UK, is good but, France or Spain or the Argentinians, I don't think they look at it and would be very impressed by that.

"A lot of the other nations have multiple players going deep into the grand slams and ultimately that's where you want to try to get to.

"Tennis in the UK is obviously a big sport, there's a lot of money invested in it, so you want to try to get as much depth as possible.

"For us it's great, but I don't think the other countries are looking at it and saying, 'I think it's great you have two or three players in the second round of a grand slam'.

"It's obviously good that Heather has won. It's obviously nice - the more British players in the tournament the better.

"The last few years there has been lots of doubles guys around, which is nice, but more players in the singles, it's obviously good."