Brit pair hope to progress

ANDY Murray and Johanna Konta will be hoping history counts for nothing as they head i nto their Wimbledon second-round matches later today.

Murray takes on Dustin Brown, the flamboyant Jamaican-German and instigator of one of the great grand slam upsets when he stunned Rafael Nadal at Wimbledon only two years ago.

Konta, meanwhile, i s aiming to set the record straight against Donna Vekic, having lost to the Croatian on grass l ast month in the Nottingham Open final.

Murray cruised past Alexander Bublik in straight sets on Monday but the defending champ is only too aware of Brown’s threat.

“He’s obviously had a big win here in the past against Rafa,” Murray said.

“I’m going to go out on the court expecting to play great tennis, give it a good shot. I’ll need to be ready.”

Murray added: “Dustin plays a lot more up at the net than Bublik. He tends to come out with some great shots. He’s a very entertaining guy to watch.

“He’s a great mover, a really good athlete. He’s a good personality, as well. I know Dustin pretty well. We get on well with each other. We message each other from time to time.”

Vekic beat Konta 2-6 7-6 (7/3) 7-5 in Nottingham but insists the pressure is all on her opponent.

“She is definitely the favourite,” Vekic said.

“It doesn’t matter I beat her in Nottingham. I played very well there, I had a very good rhythm and my game was going less up and down than usual.

“Maybe I will have a chance in that she will feel more pressure than me.”

Andy Murray