Murray soaks in atmosphere upon return to Wimbledon

Defending champ gets off to flying start on hallowed grass courts

It had been, famously, more than 75 years since a British man arrived at Wimbledon as the defending champion.

So Andy Murray took a moment - and, really, only a moment - to take in the sights and sounds on Monday at Centre Court as nearly 15,000 spectators, including Shaquille O'Neal up in the Royal Box, rose to greet him with a raucous standing ovation.