Abuja – World number one Andy Murray began the defence of his Wimbledon title on Monday with a straight-set win over Alexander Bublik.
The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that in spite of his hip injury which disrupted his build-up to the game, the Scot won 6-1 6-4 6-2.
Murray struck 29 winners and maintained his form either side of a rain break in the third set to win in one hour and 44 minutes.
The 30-year-old will now in the next round face German Dustin Brown who defeated Rafael Nadal in 2015 in round two.
Murray is trying to match fellow Briton Fred Perry as a three-time singles champion and claim his fourth Grand Slam title.
He would face a battle with Nadal, Novak Djokovic and Stan Wawrinka to keep hold of his number one ranking.