Murray beats Zverev into last eight

30 April 2015 05:17

Andy Murray eased into the quarter-finals of the BMW Open in Munich with a 6-2 6-2 win over home qualifier Mischa Zverev.

In his first match since getting married earlier this month, the Scot showed no ill-effects from his short break as he brushed aside Zverev in an hour and 15 minutes.

The 27-year-old, the top seed who was handed a bye in the first round, broke Zverev in the first and third games to open up a 4-0 lead before serving out the first set.

Two further breaks of serve were enough to do the job for the world number three, who will face Lukas Rosol in the next round, a 7-5 6-2 winner over Sergiy Stakhovsky.

"It wasn't too easy,'' he told BBC Sport.

"He had a different style to most other players and it was tricky playing against a left-hander, but I got the important points. He was returning from a long way back.

"My forehand went better than my backhand, but it was a good first match for me."

He was back on court shortly after with doubles partner Jean-Julien Rojer of Holland and the pair completed a swift 6-2 6-2 quarter-final win over Australia's Rameez Junaid and Canadian Adil Shamasdin.

There was disappointment for older brother Jamie Murray and Australian John Peers, though, as the second seeds lost 3-6 6-3 10-8 to German brothers Alexander and Mischa Zverev.

Source: PA