Andy Murray is up and running at this year’s Wimbledon after a routine victory over his first ever British opponent at the Championships.
The British No 1 eased past Stockport’s Liam Broady in round one at SW19 as he won 6-2 6-3 6-4 on Centre Court.
There was to be no drama here as the Scot excelled in south west London in blustery conditions on Centre after Serena Williams had begun her title defence with a win.
Murray, who took under two hours two dispatch the wildcard entrant, now goes on to face Yen-Hsun Lu on Thursday after being handed a favourable draw.
Incredibly, having gone a decade without facing a fellow Brit, this triumph was Murray’s third in a month after his wins over Aljaz Bedene and Kyle Edmund at Queen's.
Murray said: "I served pretty well. Offensively I thought I did some good stuff. Maybe defensively I could have done a little bit better.
"But the first match is always tricky. We've never played each before although we've practised a lot and it's not that easy playing someone you know so well, but I did okay.
"When we started the match we're both trying to win but it doesn't make it any easier. You just want to go out and try to play a good match.
"Liam played better as the match went on. He fought right the way through to the end and played some good stuff and it was a good experience for him."
Murray has been reunited with coach Ivan Lendl for Wimbledon and the wise old head was back in his box for the first time at a Grand Slam since their reunion.
Lendly will have been pleased to see his pupil steer clear of danger here and get the job done as tougher tests await on the route to the final.
