Andy Murray will open play as a defending champion on Centre Court against
Belgian David Goffin as Wimbledon gets under way on Monday.
Murray became Britain's first male singles champion since 1936 last year, and he will return to the scene of his triumph at 13:00 BST.
"I don't know how I'm going to deal with the situation; no one does, It will be interesting for me to see how I deal with it."Top seed Novak Djokovic of Serbia and China's Australian Open champion Li Na are also in action on day one, along with six other Britons.
Every one's interest will be on Centre Court, however, when Murray fulfills the customs of all returning champions by getting play up and running in the famous arena.
Interest is certainly high as Murray assembles to become the first British man to return to the All England Club as champion since 1936, with Fred Perry - who also won at Wimbledon in 1934 and 1935 - missing out on defending his title in 1937 after turning professional. Murray will play the Goffin first time.
Murray said "Firstly my mind will be concentrated on the match - getting ready for it, getting the strategy right - but the walk to the court will be different,"
"If you've done it once, there is no reason you can't do it again," he said.
He included "Each year I've played at Wimbledon, I've got better. It's been slow but steady progress.
"Obviously it's going to be hard to top winning the tournament but, if I can play like I did last year, I'll absolutely
be in with a chance."
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