Murray muscles into 3rd round at Aust Open

Top seed Andy Murray has overcome Russian qualifier Andrey Rublev and an injury scare to advance to the third round of the Australian Open in straight sets.

The 19-year-old Rublev was horribly outmatched against the world No.1, who was in no mood on Wednesday night to hang around, dispatching his young opponent 6-3 6-0 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena.

Murray will carry injury concerns into his third-round clash with American Sam Querrey. His right ankle buckled underneath him as he played a forehand in the third set.

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