Australian Open 2015: Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal through to second round

Andy Murray booked his place in the second round of the Australian Open thanks to a straight-sets win over India’s Yuki Bhambri in Melbourne.

The Scot triumphed 6-3 6-4 7-6 (7-3) in two hours 12 minutes on Margaret Court Arena on the opening day of 2015’s first Grand Slam.

“I thought it was a good start,” Murray told BBC Sport. “I thought he played well; he was very aggressive and he was right up on the baseline the whole match.

“That made it difficult because it didn’t give me much rhythm or a lot of time.

“But I thought I served very well the whole match – that was the most pleasing thing for me. Hopefully I’ll get a little bit better and a bit quicker after my serve and after my returns.”

Meanwhile, third seed Rafael Nadal also eased through in Melbourne with a 6-3 6-2 6-2 victory over Russia’s Mikhail Youzhny in his first match at a Grand Slam since Wimbledon.

Grigor Dimitrov and Tomas Berdych were among the other players to win their openers on day one in Melbourne.