Defending champion Murray advances at Wimbledon

That has nothing to do with trying to be exciting or flashy or any of that, it’s just how I play.

Murray is a two-time Wimbledon champion.

Up next for Murray is Dustin Brown, a German who came from behind to defeat Joao Sousa in four sets in the first round and has a similar, yet more structured, game as Bublik.

Herbert will next meet fellow countryman Benoit Paire, who grounded out a 6-4, 3-6, 7-6 (10), 6-4 win over Rogerio Dutra Silva of Brazil.

The world No 1 kept his concentration despite two rain delays to emerge 6-1 6-4 6-2. Nadal registered his 850th career title win against Australia’s John Millman to seal passage with a 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 victory.

The build-up to the defence of Murray’s title had been dominated by concerns over a hip injury and the world No 1’s poor form in 2017.

World number 49 Medvedev, making his Wimbledon debut, handed 33-year-old Wawrinka a sixth first round loss at the All England Club, although his efforts were hampered by a left knee injury which required an ice pack at the changeovers. I could feel it a lot.

“He is fit enough”.

Some doomsayers even feared he could become only the third men’s defending champion – after Manuel Santana in 1967 and Lleyton Hewitt in 2003 – to lose in the first round.

Murray could face a last-16 rematch with Nick Kyrgios, who he beat comfortably 12 months ago, but is seeded to face Frenchman Pouille.

When Murray has performed well at Wimbledon and won his two Wimbledon titles it has followed great runs at Queens.

“If I feel like I do today, I’ll be fine to play the tournament”.

Murray did manage to reach the semifinals at the French Open, but since then he has played only one match – and lost.

Her match is followed by 10-time French Open victor Rafael Nadal’s opener against John Millman, with Britain’s Johanna Konta playing Taiwan’s Hsieh Su-Wei.

“So, yeah, for a first match, considering how I was feeling five, six days ago, it was really positive”. “I think because he is out there and playing he is 100 percent fit”. It’s very emotional to be back. Others begin with “No” or “I wouldn’t have thought so” – or both. She is a very tricky player on any surface and she obviously beat me in a tight three-set match at the French Open. Yes, he did wobble and limp at times but he got more confident as he went on. It’s been slightly stop-start preparations.

Nishikori, 27, showed off his full repertoire of shots in a faultless third set which he peppered with delicate drop shots and ended with an emphatic volley.