London — Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Petra Kvitova and Venus Williams all made it into the second round of Wimbledon on Monday. There were signs that Murray was still troubled by the sore hip that had bothered him in the build-up to the tournament — but it was not enough to stop him from motoring into the second round. At times he limped around the baseline, but luckily for the defending champion, that problem disappeared the moment the ball was in play as he went on to easily outclass maverick Wimbledon debutant Alexander Bublik 6-1 6-4 6-2 to reach the second round. "My hip felt good. It’s a little bit sore, but I was moving really good on the court today," said Murray, the first British man to be seeded No1 at Wimbledon since Bunny Austin in 1939. "If you’re in a little bit of pain, but you can still run as you normally do, that doesn’t affect how you play." Asked why he was limping between points, he added: "Whether it’s something that’s just happened… like, subconsciously, my hi...
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