ANDY MURRAY has begged tournament organisers to get him on court earlier this year so he can be home in time to put his kids to bed.
Novak Djokovic gets Wimbledon 2023 under way first on Centre Court at 1.30pm today against Argentina's Pedro Cachin and is expected to be back in the locker room by mid-afternoon.
Murray, meanwhile, must wait to discover when his own first-round match against fellow Brit Ryan Peniston is to be scheduled tomorrow, with the BBC historically preferring the All England Club to parade him for their early evening audience.
"Usually I get given the late shift, so hopefully this year they will put me on a little bit earlier," he said.
"The way the scheduling is done now all the late matches are ending up being played under the roof.
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