The loud shout of “let’s go” reverberated around the brick terraces over looking the grass. Andy Murray had won his first point at Queen’s Club in west London, and the UK grass-court tennis season was truly in session.

Andy Murray wins 1,000th career match to start final Queen’s Club bow in high spirits - Five-time Queen’s winner Murray beat Alexei Popyrin in three sets for his first tour-level win since March

Andy Murray celebrated his 1,000th tour-level match with a win over Alexei Popyrin in the first round at Queen’s, triumphing 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. A five-time champion at the Queen’s Club, Murray is the most successful player in the history of the tournament but has lost four of his last five matches here,