Murray thumps Hasse to reach Wimbledon third round

This was more like a gentle workout than a Grand Slam match for Andy Murray. “It can pay off towards the end of the tournament“.

“It was a good match from my side”, said 1.82-metre (six feet) tall Kvitova, who towered over the 1.55-metre (five feet, one inch) tall Nara, the smallest player in the world top 100.

LONDON (AP) – On the final point of the first set of his latest Wimbledon disappointment, Rafael Nadal swung his mighty, lefty forehand – and whiffed, accidentally whacking his right leg with his racket.

The second set was no better in the luck department for Haase and he was soon two sets down. I moved well and hit the ball a lot cleaner from the back of the court. He’s won a couple of good matches.

“He knew exactly what to do to make sure he went absolutely as far as he could in the game”.

“I’ve obviously had some tough matches with him in the past”. The ex- No. 1, who has never advanced past the fourth round here, was up 5-1 in the second set but faltered as Allertova won five straight games.

Grass is a surface on which Haase is usually comfortable, having used his heavy serve to beat both Ivo Karlovic and Fernando Verdasco at ‘s-Hertogenbosch last month, but the 28-year-old seemed lost in the face of Murray’s variety and speed of thought.

“I still get goosebumps and stuff, butterflies in the stomach, when you walk out there”, Murray said. He won against Roger at the Australian Open this year.

He and world number 111 James Ward – who faces Canadian Vasek Pospisil today – are the only Britons remaining after Heather Watson was knocked out yesterday.

“I genuinely care whether they win or lose the matches”. “I need to accept. This kind of things, they happen…”

Andy Murray fancies taking part in the TV show Superstars when his Wimbledon 2015 challenge is over.

The main road to the All England Club was closed today because of damage caused by a storm overnight.

Anderson – England’s record wicket taker – brought with him Radio 1 DJ Greg James, while Murray’s mother Judy was joined in the royal box by her former Strictly Come Dancing partner Anton De Beke.

“I guess there’s also a little bit of relief that I’m actually playing well at Wimbledon“.

On a day when Murray threw his wristband into the crowd in celebration of his win and the sweaty item headed for the tender grasp of the Duchess of Cornwall – who was saved the embarrassment of going for the catch by the chairman Philip Brook – it was perhaps a sign of changing times.

A Clarence House spokeswoman said the Duchess and Murray met after his win so she could “pass on her congratulations”.

Seven-time champion Roger Federer reached the third round with a 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 win over Sam Querrey of the United States.

An early break gave Muray a very early lead this evening, one which was consolidated by some extremely strong service games.

“Maybe it’s a long time ago, but still, I beat him”. There were definitely some things that I could have done better after the first round and I felt as though I did that.