Andy Murray’s Australian summer malaise appears over.

The world No.1 was impressive as he bullied journeyman Spaniard Guillermo Garcia-Lopez and claimed a 6-2 6-0 second round win in Dubai.

The Spaniard had won their last meeting in Indian Wells five years ago but there was no sniff of an upset here as Murray set up a quarter-final clash with Germany’s Philipp Kohlschreiber.

The performance against Garcia-Lopez was utter dominance as Murray won 62 out of the 97 points in the match, leaving the Scot loose and happy on the court.

“When I got the early break, pretty much was almost 30 minutes in and we’d only played four games,” Murray said.

“Mentally, that was important for me, you know, to be up at that stage. I loosened up a bit after that and played really well.”

Murray, who only dropped one point on serve in the second set, will play Kohlschreiber in the quarter-finals, after the German posted a 6-4 6-4 second round win over Daniil Medvedev.

“Every time we have played, we have had a lot of close matches,” Murray said of Kohlschreiber.

“He’s a talented guy. He uses the angles of the court well. He plays with a lot of spin.”

While it was smooth sailing for Murray it wasn’t the case for fifth-seeded Czech Tomas Berdych, who was bounced 3-6 6-3 6-4 by Dutchman Robin Haase.

Berdych wasn’t the only seed to tumble as veteran Fernando Verdasco won an all Spanish affair with a 6-4 3-6 7-5 upset of sixth seed Roberto Bautista Agut.

Verdasco will play Gael Monfils in the quarters after Monfils overcame a spirited challenge from rising Brit Daniel Evans 6-4 3-6 6-1.

Marseille finalist Lucas Pouille is also into the quarters where he likely awaits Roger Federer after a 6-1 6-4 demolition of qualifier Marius Copil.