Andy Murray made Denis Shapovalov fight for every point but in the end the world number 12 had too much for Dunblane's favourite son.
The two-time Wimbledon champion came through came through four sets and then five in his first two rounds, as he took to the lawns of the All England Club for the first time in four years.
A hip replacement then Covid-19 had kept the Scotsman away from Centre Court, and on Friday night the 22-year-old simply had too much.
Where the body struggled the spirit was there, as Murray twice fought back from 5-1 down in the first two sets.But Shapovalov had the quality when it mattered to take both 6-3 and leave his rival staring down the barrel as the players broke while the roof of Centre Court was closed.
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