ANDY HURRY

Thumbs up from Federer as Murray strolls past Peniston with loss of only four games and gets home early to read the kids a bedtime story

- GORDON PARKS

THE behavioural detection officers on duty during this Wimbledon may have had Andy Murray all worked out.

Activists had already disrupted the Ashes, rugby union’s Premiership final and the World Snooker Championships, so it wasn’t a wild presumption that tennis could be next on their list.

But the undercover professionals deployed to use observational skills to detect the unusual or suspicious could have had their attention diverted to Centre Court.

Those moans, groans and shakes of the head coming from the Scot suggested all was not well and would have had the BDOs on high alert.

But an out-of-sorts opening from the two-time champion against rank outsider Ryan Peniston quickly became an emphatic victory as early worries were soon eased.

Fist pumps, raising of the arms and all the signs of a man on a mission were now the order of the day. No sign of any physical issues.

In truth, what had been billed as a Battle of Britain was little more than a phoney war as Murray wrapped it all up in time to get home to read his kids a bedtime story.

The Scot admitted he took time to get into his stride but he’s injury free and delighted to be back thrilling the crowd at his spiritual home.

The 36-year-old said: “It’s amazing to be back here on Centre Court. I was quite nervous at the beginning and I wanted to play well but once I got the break in the first set I think I played some good stuff.