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Murray-Serena reach Wimbledon 2nd round

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Update: 2016-06-29 03:49:45
Murray-Serena reach Wimbledon 2nd round

DHAKA: Andy Murray and defending champion Serena Williams confirmed the second round of Wimbledon Championship beating Liam Broady and Amra Sadikovic respectively in the opening round.

Murray, seeded second, saw off the 22-year-old world number 235 from Stockport 6-2 6-3 6-4 on Centre Court.

It was the first all-British meeting at the All England Club since Tim Henman beat Martin Lee in 2001.

Murray will face Yen-Hsun Lu of Chinese Taipei in the second round on Thursday.
 
On the other hand, top-seeded American Williams served five double faults and only four aces in 73 minutes against the world number 148.

The six-time champion has now won 80 and lost 10 matches at Wimbledon.

BDST: 1345 HRS, June 29, 2016
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