Fourth seed Andy Murray rushed through his second round match defeating Portugal's Joao Sousa to reach the third round of the Australian Open.
The British player stormed to victory with a 6-2 6-2 6-4 win over Sousa at the Hisense Arena in Melbourne in just one hour and 41 minutes.
Murray will now play world number 110 Ricardas Berankis in the third round on Saturday.
"I got up a couple of breaks pretty quickly in the first two sets so I could kind of play," said Murray. "I don't mean loose points, but I could try to shorten the points, which helps.
"I also served well too. I got a lot of free points off my serve. There were very few long rallies, so it worked out well for me because they were really, really tough conditions."
Asked if it was the toughest he had played in, Murray added: "It wasn't that bad on court. When the sun came out, it was extremely hot. When it wasn't, it was fine.
"There was no humidity. When you get the combination of the heat and the humidity is when it's normally at it's worst. I've played in worse conditions, but it's still very hot."
The power from Murray's shots kept Sousa at bay from the beginning and he moved 5-1 clear off the back of a break to love. Murray's game was too strong and he took the first set in 31 minutes.
Murray raced to a 4-0 lead in the second set after a framed forehand from the Portuguese player.
The Briton broke for the fifth time in the third set by forcing an error from Sousa. That proved enough for the British number one to see out the victory.
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