Murray cruises into fourth round

Scotland's Andy Murray progressed to the fourth round of the Australian Open in emphatic fashion with a 7-5 6-0 6-3 victory over Jurgen Melzer today.

When the British number one takes to the court against Fernando Verdasco on Monday it will be just the second time he has made it beyond the third round in Melbourne.

“I am playing really well at the moment,” Murray said.

“My concentration was very good. You saw at end when he loosened up he hit some unbelievable shots that can make it difficult.

“But once I got on top I kept my focus well, especially in the second set and the beginning of the third set.”

The crowd were certainly backing the 21-year-old. As Murray walked on to the court in Hisense Arena a huge cheer erupted.

And when chants of “There’s only one Andy Murray” rang out during the warm-up, they produced a small smile from the world number four.

But it was straight down to business thereafter as he looked to extend his winning run against Melzer, whom he had beaten on three previous occasions prior to tonight’s match.

After a tight first set, Murray simply did not give the 31st seed a sniff, conceding just three further games – all in the final set.

He had too much power for the Austrian whose 30 unforced errors were testament to the pressure he was put under.

Murray took the first set 7-5, but he was made to work hard for it.

And although he rattled through the second unhindered he was broken in the third before returning the favour to wrap up the match in one hour, 40 minutes.