World number three Andy Murray began his Wimbledon campaign with a win against Mikhail Kukushkin of Kazakhstan on a hot afternoon in south west London.
The British ace took two hours and 13 minutes to beat Kukushkin 6-4 7-6 (7-3) 6-4 as the temperature hit 41 degree celsius on the Centre court, the BBC reported.
The third seed will now play either Dutchman Robin Haase or Alejandro Falla of Colombia in the second round.