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Andy Murray missed the French Open to focus on his grass-court preparations, winning back-to-back Challenger Tour titles in Surbiton and Nottingham, and was rewarded with his first straight-sets win at Wimbledon since 2017 and his most convincing victory here in nine years
Andy Murray made a perfect start to his 15th Wimbledon singles campaign by putting on a Centre Court show for the Princess of Wales and old foe Roger Federer.
The two-time champion took apart fellow Briton Ryan Peniston with a 6-3 6-0 6-1 victory under the roof to ease into the second round.
Federer, whose career had been celebrated with a short video prior to the start of play, and the Princess of Wales made sure they were back in their seats in the front row of the Royal Box in time for the first shot of the match.
Murray was very pleased with his performance, saying: "Obviously it's amazing to be back here playing on Centre Court. I was quite nervous, coming out I wanted to play well.
"I started a little bit tentative but once I got the break I thought I played some good stuff as the match went on. There's some good signs there."
Asked if it was the best he has felt coming into Wimbledon since winning his second title in 2016, Murray said: "Probably. It's been a long time since I've felt physically this good coming into Wimbledon, which is really positive. The last years have been very challenging so I'm hoping I'm fit for a good run."
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