Wimbledon 2016 got underway yesterday at the famous venue, and today British number one and world number two Andy Murray will set up for his opening game of the famous competition.
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Andy Murray kept his bid for a second Wimbledon title alive, the world number two crushing Taiwan’s Lu Yen-Hsun 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 in the second round on Thursday. “He plays well on the grass”, said Murray, who has won the pair’s last three meetings after losing their first clash at the 2008 Beijing Olympics.
“Don’t get me wrong, it’s not flawless, but this tournament is a big chance for some of them to make their mark and you just hope they do themselves justice, because it’s tough working your way up through the rankings”. Broady admitted his motives for voting remain were partly selfish as being part of the European Union makes touring life easier, but he said: “I feel like we’re all stronger together”.
“Luckily at that point I had a decent lead as when the rain is coming you are anxious to get off but it was good to get the match done before the rain came”.
Murray reached the second round with a drama-free 6-2 6-3 6-4 victory over countryman Liam Broady on Tuesday.
Her brother is the second Briton to face a Wimbledon champion in this year’s first round.
Lu stopped the rot by winning his first game in eight attempts to take the second set to 2-1 but the damage had already been done and at times it was nearly exhibition tennis from Murray. The former U.S. Open champion won his first match at Wimbledon since his 2013 semifinal run with a 6-1, 7-5, 6-0 triumph over Stephane Robert.
Murray, 29, went from a potential pretender early in his career to champion three years ago and although Broady is not going to place any bets on a Wimbledon crown he has the bit between his teeth to achieve much more.
“I remember practicing with Rafa Nadal on Arthur Ashe Stadium before a semi-final there and that was getting pretty full 30 minutes before it started”, said Broady.
The WTA women’s tour said the 25-year-old, rated the best in the world in 2010 and 2011, could drop as low as 59, depending on other results, when the new rankings are released the day after the men’s final. I felt like I could have moved a little bit better and I didn’t defend as well as usual, but I served well. “He’s really young and he has a lot of time in front of him to improve but you can already see that he’s a strong player”. “But my biggest challenge is to finish healthy and ready to make a good preparation for the next year”.
“I’m working hard mentally because I have to deal with some pains and some frustrations when I want to hit a good backhands and I can not do it”, he said. I don’t feel like I was completely overawed. Obviously they’re spectacular at tennis, but they are just men.
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Also reaching the second round with straight-set wins were seeded Frenchman Richard Gasquet and Jo-Wilfried Tsonga.
