Defending champion Andy Murray celebrated the news that he’s about to become a father again by reaching the Wimbledon second round Monday as fellow two-time winner Rafael Nadal aimed to clinch the 850th win of his career.
Top seed and world number one Murray downed Kazakh lucky loser Alexander Bublik 6-1, 6-4, 6-2, shrugging off two brief rain delays and showing little sign of the hip problem which had plagued him in the build-up.
In a similar fashion, Rafael Nadal’s tilt for a third Wimbledon title began with a 6-1 6-3 6-2 victory over Australian John Millman.
The 31-year-old – who was playing his first competitive game on grass this year – continued with the fine form which saw him clinch the French Open last month.
Nadal was absent for last year’s Wimbledon, while the Spaniard had suffered exits to players ranked in the 100s in his previous four trips to the All England Club.
– Bowale Odutola
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