Wimbledon: Murray beats Alexander Bublik, enters second round

The defending Wimbledon champAndy Murray reached thesecond roundMonday with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 win over Kazakh lucky loser Alexander Bublik.

Despite two short breaks for rainMurray stayed in his groove, nailing the corners and his serves to simply overpower his opponent, Reuters reported.

Bublik had made the draw despite losing his last qualifying match to Daniel Brands in five sets, The Guardian said.

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Next up for Murray isDustin Brown, the German serve-volleyerwho 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.