Tennis: Murray into Wimbledon second round

LONDON, United Kingdom (AFP) — Defending champion Andy Murray reached the Wimbledon second round on Monday with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over Kazakh Alexander Bublik.

Murray next faces Dustin Brown, the man who knocked out Rafael Nadal two years ago.

German world number 97 Brown came back from a set and a break down to beat Portugal’s Joao Sousa 3-6, 7-6 (7/5), 6-4, 6-4.