Andy Murray cruises past Nick Kyrgios into last 16

ByDan Quarrell

Updated 30/05/2015 at 15:05 GMT

Andy Murray secured his progress through to the last 16 of the French Open, beating Australia's big-serving Nick Kyrgios 6-4 6-2 6-3 at Roland Garros.

Murray looked comfortable throughout against the mercurial talent with a controlled performance in which he never looked in any real trouble.

Kyrgios, as always, produced some outrageous trick shots, including one between-the-legs lob which stunned both Murray and the fans on Suzanne Lenglen.

But Murray was dominant throughout despite flashes of brilliance from his opponent and ensured his progress with good rhythm to his groundstrokes on the red dirt.

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Ultimately, the precocious Australian made far too many unforced errors and Murray was able to play in a composed fashion to secure his progress through to the last 16.

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The third seed claimed victory with a stunning backhand winner to take his winning streak on clay to 13 after having clinched two titles on the surface already this season.

And while current results suggest he is closing the gap to the likes of nine-time champion Rafael Nadal, Murray is refusing to get carried away.

"I need to win a few more matches before I'm considered a clay specialist. There's one guy in this tournament who's won it nine times and I've never been to the final.

"It's never easy for me here, clay is a surface I've never felt so comfortable on.

"All the matches for me have been tough but thankfully for me they haven't been too long so I've conserved some energy.

Andy Murray reacts during the men's singles match against Nick Kyrgios

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Despite recording a straight sets win on Saturday in one hour 59 minutes, Murray was not without his problems against his Australian opponent, including managing only 54% on his first serves.

"It was a tough match, he was going for huge shots, he was making me play far behind the baseline," he added.

"I was just trying to make as many balls as possible, try and use some variety, some slice and some higher balls to break up his rhythm and that worked well.

"At the end of the first set he was struggling a bit with his elbow and that slowed down his serve which is one of his biggest weapons and that helped me."

Murray will next take on Jeremy Chardy of France after he overcame Belgium's David Goffin in their third-round match.

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