Andy Murray set to begin Wimbledon campaign
British number one bidding for second title at SW19
- World number two meets fellow Brit Liam Broady in first round of famous tennis competition
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.
Murray will meet fellow Brit Liam Broady, ranked 235th in the world, in the first round on centre court.
Murray's fans have high hope sonce again for the Scot, as he aims to build on the two major tennis championships he has won thus far, including the 2013 Wimbledon trophy.
"It's an opportunity for him to play on one of the biggest courts in the world with a huge audience and try to cause an upset," said Murray.
The 29-year-old's chances will be under added scrutiny, as he begins his first grand slam having reunited with former coach Ivan Lendl, who was with him when he won his two previous majors.
In all there are seven British players in action on day two.
Wildcard Katie Swan, 17, will hope to upset Hungarian Timea Babos, Heather Watson takes on Germany's Annika Beck (around 17:00 BST), Tara Moore plays Belgian Alison van Uytvanck, and British men's number two Aljaz Bedene faces French seventh seed Richard Gasquet (11:30 BST).
Away from the home interest, Swiss fourth seed Stan Wawrinka plays American 18-year-old Taylor Fritz, while Australian 15th seed Nick Kyrgios faces a fascinating contest against 37-year-old Czech Radek Stepanek.
