Murray to open play on Centre Court for Wimbledon title defence

Andy Murray is set to defend his Wimbledon title as he will open play on Centre Court against Belgian David Goffin on Monday.

Murray, who became Britain's first male singles champion since 1936 last year, said that he does not know how he is going to handle the situation, adding that no one does and tha it would be interesting for himself to see how he deals with it.

According to The BBC, Murray, who would fulfill the tradition of all returning champions by getting play up and running in the famous arena, said that firstly his mind would be focused on the match, getting ready for it, getting the tactics right, but the walk to the court would be different.

The defending champion added that he would expect to feel pride but also pressure and some nerves as well, saying that he is looking forward to it as it is something he has never experienced before.

Top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia and China's Australian Open champion Li Na are also in action on day one, along with six other Britons.

Na, the second seed, would face Poland's Paula Kania in the second match on Centre Court, before Djokovic, last year's runner-up, takes on Andrey Golubev of Kazakhstan.

Other leading names in action on Court One would be two-time Australian Open winner Victoria Azarenka, Queen's Club champion Grigor Dimitrov and former Wimbledon semi-finalist Jo-Wilfried Tsonga, the report added.