Bottles of mineral water were distributed to fans queue in large numbers outside the All England Club, and fans were encouraged to drink as much water as possible.
Sports dietitian Linia Patel urged Murray to drink water to 50 percent more than he faced losing three or four liters of body fluid during his match.
"Once you become dehydrated performance is severely compromised, usually in the form of a loss of concentration, slow motion and slower reaction time, which could cost him badly in a game," she said.
St. John Ambulance volunteers were standing with 50 oxygen tanks prepared to face the audience, fainting and staff were on alert added.
