Andy Murray coasted into the quarter-finals of the Australian Open with a straight-sets defeat of Jurgen Melzer.
Melzer was expected to provide Murray with his first serious test of the tournament, but proved no match for the Scot.
Murray produced a controlled performance to win 6-3 6-1 6-1 in one hour and 44 minutes.
In contrast Melzer sprayed the ball all over Rod Laver Arena as his all-or-nothing game was exposed.
Murray, the world number five, will meet Alexandr Dolgopolov in the last eight after the Ukrainian stunned fourth seed Robin Soderling in a five-set thriller.
And the 23-year-old admitted he was surprised by the ease of his win.
"Yeah, he had a good year on tour last year, I was surprised but I played a great match," Murray said.
"I am hitting the ball well right now and have played four good matches so far."
However, Murray - who has yet to drop a set in Melbourne - accepts it is likely to get tougher against emerging star Dolgopolov.
"I have known him quite a while and played him when we were young in Davis Cup. He is unorthodox but is a tough player," added Murray, who was watched by mum Judy after she missed the clash with Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Saturday.
"My brother was playing doubles at the same time and I am not the favourite son so I got bumped for that one," Murray joked. "My brother lost that one so she was able to come today."
Melzer was expected to provide Murray with his first serious test of the tournament, but proved no match for the Scot.
Murray produced a controlled performance to win 6-3 6-1 6-1 in one hour and 44 minutes.
In contrast Melzer sprayed the ball all over Rod Laver Arena as his all-or-nothing game was exposed.
Murray, the world number five, will meet Alexandr Dolgopolov in the last eight after the Ukrainian stunned fourth seed Robin Soderling in a five-set thriller.
And the 23-year-old admitted he was surprised by the ease of his win.
"Yeah, he had a good year on tour last year, I was surprised but I played a great match," Murray said.
"I am hitting the ball well right now and have played four good matches so far."
However, Murray - who has yet to drop a set in Melbourne - accepts it is likely to get tougher against emerging star Dolgopolov.
"I have known him quite a while and played him when we were young in Davis Cup. He is unorthodox but is a tough player," added Murray, who was watched by mum Judy after she missed the clash with Guillermo Garcia-Lopez on Saturday.
"My brother was playing doubles at the same time and I am not the favourite son so I got bumped for that one," Murray joked. "My brother lost that one so she was able to come today."
