Andy Murray cruised through to the last 16 of the French Open with a straight-sets victory over big-serving Croatian Ivo Karlovic.
The world No.2 produced a dominant performance, recording a 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 (7-3) win to secure himself a spot in the fourth round, where he will face either John Isner or Teymuraz Gabashvili.
Murray wrapped up the first set in 24 minutes, breaking Karlovic’s opening serve in each of the first two sets before taking the second in 39 minutes.
He showed his willingness to try the unorthodox with an outrageous lob over 6ft 11in Karlovic at one stage, before clipping the ball out of his reach at the net on several occasions.
The 37-year-old fought back in the final set but Murray proved too strong and completed the victory in a tiebreak.
“Especially at the end, it was very close,” said Murray. “I got off to a quick start and against someone like Ivo that’s important but he fought to the end. I’m glad to get off after a fairly quick match.
“The return has normally been the strongest part of my game but against him it’s not always up to you.
“I just tried to stay patient and take care of my own service games.”
Sportsbeat 2016