Andy Murray came through the first test from his right hip dodgy with flying colors to reach the second round of Wimbledon.
The Scot continued to flash between the points since it took again the practice Friday, but when it was important its movement was right one of the things which he made well in a victory 6-1 6-4 6-2 over the lucky loser Alexander Bublik.
The construction of the defense of the title of Murray was dominated by concerns concerning its form and its form after being obliged to miss two days of formation and lost with the first turn in Australian Jordan Thompson in Queen' S Club.
All that prevented Murray Monday were two short interruptions of rain, but it did not drop its dash and gave to the victory in one hour and 44 minutes, setting up a match of round second with another not very orthodox player of the German Dustin Brown.
“I was a little nervous this morning. I had not succeeded in making as much as I would have liked in accumulation, I did not know the type which I played”, Murray declared.
“Obviously, the first match with a slapping, there are always some additional nerves. Once I left and I had an early pause, I saved some points of rupture in my first game of service, I felt well.
“I moved well. Therefore, for a first match, taking into account what I felt five, six days ago, it was really positive.”
The victory puts Murray for a confrontation with Brown and service to volley it is a completely different prospect for the world NR ° 1 and it knows it.
“I will work a little on my blows of master keys and my labs because it will be a different match against Dustin Brown”, Murray added.
A man Murray will not have to worry about coping with his French conqueror Stan Wawrinka.
The fifth Swiss seed was sent going up by increasing Daniil Medvedev in four sets 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1 at the time one day of opening, which added to the miserable record of three times the slam in All England Club.
The loss is the sixth time that Wawrinka left the tournament with the first turn but the first time since 2013, it arrived at him.
Wawrinka was not the only victim of the great name of the day - it joined the Australian Nick Kyrgios which was seriously blocked by its chronic wound with the hip at the time of the exit of the tournament.
Kyrgios fought to move in any direction against the French Pierre-Hugues Herbert and cut a figure despaired throughout its correspondence consequently, before ending up retiring lowers 6-3 by them 6-4.
If Murray were impressive, there was also a quartet of other great names.
Rafael Nadal, the fourth victory broke the Australian John Millman 6-1 6-3 6-2, whereas the star Japanese woman Kei Nishikori, with the ninth rank, has advanced on Marco Cecchinato in Italy 6-2 6-2 6-0.
The 12th seed, Frances Jo-Wilfried Tsonga also surfed in the second round with a defeat 6-3 6-2 6-2 of outclassed Brit Cameron Norrie.
And Croatian, Seventh Seed, Marin Cilic has overcome the German Philipp Kohlschreiber 6-4 6-2 6-3.
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