Australian Open : Andy Murray Thrash Sam Groth En-Route To Third Round

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Andy Murray cruised to the third round of Australian Open . Image Source : twitter@AustralianOpen

Melbourne : Andy Murray cruised to the third round of the Australian Open with a thumping victory over Sam Groth . The big-serving local hope was shown the exit in straight sets by No.2 seed Andy Murray.

In his first-ever match on Rod Laver Arena, Groth was dealt a blow in the first set as a dominant Murray set the tone for the 6-0 6-4 6-1 result.

Murray will face 32nd seed Joao Sousa or Colombian Santiago Giraldo in the third round as he strives to go one better in 2016 after losing four finals at Melbourne Park.

In another match Fernando Verdasco’s survival at the open did not go behind the 2nd round . Two days after beating Nadal , the Spaniard fell to Israel’s Dudi Sela . Verdasco lost 4-6,6-3,6-3,7-6(4) .