Wimbledon Gets Under Way As Security Ramps Up

Novak Djokovic's attempt to secure a fourth Wimbledon title got off to a winning start against Britain's James Ward, amid heightened security at the tournament.

The world number one, who beat Roger Federer in the last two Wimbledon finals, insisted his best days could be still to come.

"I can certainly say that I've been working hard to get that consistency for myself throughout the years on the tour, on all different kinds of surfaces, trying to better my game as my career went on," the 29-year-old Serbian said.

"Obviously I'm at the peak of my career at the moment. It hopefully can still keep going.

"I see still lots of room for improvement, things that I can work on.

"That's something that encourages me. That's something that keeps me grounded in a way, gives me more reason to practise."

Meanwhile, Andy Murray's mother has said the world number two needs to keep his head down and produce his best form if he is to contend for the title.

Judy Murray said the return of Ivan Lendl to the two-time Grand Slam winner's team provides the reassurance of having someone who has been there before.

"He has got a strong team around him so the key is to keep your head down and just take one match at a time," she told the Press Association.

"It really is as simple as that and not to jump too far ahead and prepare as well as you can. If he produces his best form then he is obviously going to be one of the contenders."

Defending women's champion Serena Williams revealed she doesn't feel under pressure to get her hands on some more silverware.

"It was a great accomplishment to win four Grand Slams in a row twice in my career. It's pretty cool," she said.

"This year I don't feel as much tension as I usually do. I'm feeling pretty good. Honestly, I don't feel any pressure or stress. I feel good and confident."

This year's tournament will see "more security than ever before", with armed police having a visible presence in the light of the UK's terror level.

A spokesman for the All England Club said on Friday: "The level of security and policing is commensurate with the threat and multi-layered, and it has been heightened as you would expect with everything that has been going on."

The weekend's wet weather is expected to linger for Wimbledon's first-round matches today, with a mix of showers and sunshine forecast.

Emma Sharples from the Met Office warned: "In general there will be flip-flopping; some sunshine with a risk of showers. There will be lots of changing around.

"There will be showers in the South East on Sunday evening, and the dregs of that will clear on Monday. It should be mostly dry with a bit of sunshine in the afternoon."

Temperatures will continue in the high teens with wet weather becoming settled on Thursday, making way for drier spells in the days after that.