Two-time champion delights Centre Court audience but 69 other matches cancelled, with fans offered full refunds

There was delight for British tennis fans at Wimbledon on Tuesday as Andy Murray sailed through to the second round. But thousands received refunds from the championships, after rain forced the cancellation of all outer – court matches.

Ten years since he first won Wimbledon, Murray, who now has a metal hip, told the roaring Centre Court crowd that it had been a long time since he had felt “physically this good”.

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