Andy Murray eases past Alexander Zverev with first round Australian Open victory

ANDY MURRAY wasted little time in seeing off Alexander Zverev in the opening round of the Australian Open.

Andy Murray eased into the second round of the Australian Open

Britain's No.1 took just over two hours to beat the 18-year-old German as Murray produced some impressive tennis throughout to seal a 6-1, 6-2, 6-3 victory.
In temperatures of 26 degrees celsius with 44% humidity, Murray barely broke a sweat as he took the first set 6-1, making just four unforced errors to Zverev's 17.
Murray, who beat him 6-3, 6-4 in the Hopman Cup last week, was eager to wrap things up quickly as he stormed into the lead in the second set.

Alexander Zverev is ranked 83rd in the world

Zverev, ranked 83rd in the world, struggled to deal with Murray's powerful serves in the second set as the Scot made it 6-2 in 36 minutes.
Murray, who lost out in the final to Novak Djokovic last year, began to show his frustrations with some unforced errors in the third set as Zverev took three games off him.
But 28-year-old used his experience to push aside the youngster and book his place in the next round.

Murray will face Australian Sam Groth in round two after he defeated Adrian Mannarino 6-7, 4-6, 6-3, 3-6.
In the Rod Laver Arena, British No.1 Johanna Konta recorded a shock 6-4, 6-2 victory over Venus Williams.