LONDON, June 22 (Xinhua) -- Fourth seed Andy Murray of Britain advanced to the second round at Wimbledon by beating Czech Jan Hajek 7-5, 6-1, 6-2 here on Tuesday.

Murray, who lost to American Andy Roddick in the semifinals last year, is the only realistic hope of a British champion.

The 23-year-old has failed to get past the quarterfinals in eight events since losing to Swiss Roger Federer in the Australian Open final.

Andy Murray of Britain celebrates during the men's singles first round match against Richard Gasquet of France at the French Open tennis tournament at Roland Garros in Paris, capital of France, May 24, 2010. Murray won by 3-2 and advanced to the next round.