Wimbledon 2022 - LIVE!
Andy Murray does not always make life easy for himself at Wimbledon.
But after dropping the first set on his return to Centre Court, he eventually recorded a relatively straightforward 4-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 opening-round victory over James Duckworth to come off court a good hour and a half before Wimbledon’s 11pm curfew.
While the two players’ careers have taken different paths, there are parallels between them. After the Australian Open, Duckworth underwent hip surgery - the ninth operation of his professional career - as Murray did three-and-a-half years ago.
Prior to Wimbledon, Duckworth had suggested he was still a few weeks away from full fitness while, in contrast, the question marks around Murray had, for once, been less about his hip than the abdominal strain he sustained in the final of the Stuttgart Open.
He put those concerns to one side though to get off to a winning start and his attentions will not turn to big-serving John Isner in the second round.
