Murray showing few signs of injury problems

1 Murray is fit enough to do himself justice
Andy Murray brushed aside Russian Alexander Bublik in straight sets of his curtain-raiser, suggesting his hip injury is not as bad as first feared.

The Briton moved well during points and must be happy to hit the ground running at the start of his title defence.

2 Age is just a number
The 37-year-old five-time women’s champion Venus Williams eased herself into her 20th Wimbledon campaign with a convincing 7-6 6-4 win over Elise Mertens.

The American equalled sister Serena for the most main-draw matches played at the All England Club among active players and has entered her name into the fray for this year’s title.

3 Big-hitters continue to thrive in SW19
Kevin Anderson, Marin Cilic, Karen Khachanov and Sam Querrey are renowned for having a powerful serve and they stormed through to the second round.

Big servers tend to fare well at Wimbledon and given a chance they should test some of the bigger performers.