olympic champion andy murray is up against alex popov all of the junior class he has beaten finalist rafael nidalis absent through injury meanwhile in the women's draw top seed victoria azarenka faces russian alexander had over the second seeded lescott advance is also up against a russian in. all maria sharapova who seem to take from hungary and melinda singh. and finally to cycling where the world's longest mountain bike race is taking place in the fabulous surroundings of the swiss alps are terms artie's arch and guardians has more on the twenty twelve grand range. for the for i was the swiss mountain bike race marathon is an event which attracts the sports elite and amateur was from all over the world and this year the twenty third edition of the grantor eight was no exception with around three thousand writers taking part the race consisted of four different routes so that everyone could have chosen the want to their liking for abilities the longest route ran between the villages to have a beer and agreements and then one hundred twenty five kilometers of course from the start to finish also