Andy Murray of Britain hits a shot during his match against Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan at the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, June 30, 2015. REUTERS/Henry Browne
LONDON (Reuters) - As Andy Murray rightly pointed out the record book will show a straight-sets victory over a potentially testing opponent, but for 20 minutes of his 6-4 7-6(3) 6-4 Wimbledon win against Kazakh Mikhail Kukushkin on Tuesday the wheels came off.
After Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer, his potential last eight and semi-final opponents, laid down emphatic markers, Murray was given a far more exerting first-round workout as his 59th-ranked foe applied the pressure.
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