Murray wins amid signs of hip injury

There were signs that Andy Murray was still troubled by the sore hip that had bothered him in the buildup to Wimbledon - but they weren’t enough to stop him from marching straight into the second round.

The limp that often appeared to trouble the defending champion between points disappeared the moment the ball was in play, as he easily outclassed Wimbledon debutant Alexander Bublik 6-1 6-4 6-2.

Murray, who lost in the first round at Queen’s to Australia’s Jordan Thompson last month, had little trouble with the unorthodox Kazakh, who tried to test Murray’s mobility with an array of slices and drop shots.

‘‘Getting out on the match court ... the adrenaline helps numb some of the pain. I moved well today and thought I did pretty well for the first match,’’ Murray said.

One man Murray won’t have to worry about facing is his French Open conqueror Stan Wawrinka.

The Swiss fifth seed was sent packing by rising Russian Daniil Medvedev in four sets 6-4 3-6 6-4 6-1 in an opening day upset, which added to the three-time slam winner’s miserable record at the All England Club.

The loss is the sixth time Wawrinka has exited the tournament in the first round but the first time since 2013.

Wawrinka was bothered by his knee, which he iced during changeovers, and never was able to summon his best tennis.

Wawrinka was not the only bigname casualty on the day - he joined Australia’s Nick Kyrgios who was severely hampered by his chronic hip injury in exiting the tournament.

Kyrgios struggled to move in any direction against Frenchman PierreHugues Herbert and cut a despondent figure throughout his match as a result, before ultimately retiring hurt when down 6-3 6-4.

Rafael Nadal, the fourth seed, smashed Australia’s John Millman 6-1 6-3 6-2, while ninth-seeded Japanese star Kei Nishikori advanced over Italy’s Marco Cecchinato 6-2 6-2 6-0.