Andy Murray, Vera Zvonareva Rolls Into Quarterfinals

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MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) -- Andy Murray moved into the Australian Open quarterfinals without dropping a set, beating No. 11 Jurgen Melzer 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 on Monday in an impressive victory that will heighten expectations about him breaking a long British drought.

Murray closed with an ace to eliminate Melzer in straight sets at Melbourne Park for the second year in a row.

The 2010 finalist gets a surprising opponent for his next match after 22-year-old Alexandr Dolgopolov stopped fourth-seeded Robin Soderling's eight-match winning streak with a 1-6, 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 6-2 victory.

Murray has lost only 22 games on his way to the quarterfinals, the same stage where he beat Rafael Nadal here last year.

"Last year I played some of the best tennis of my life,'' said Murray, who made only 10 unforced errors against Melzer. "I'm hitting the ball really well, I hope it can continue.

"But I don't want to get carried away - I've never won one of these things before.''

 

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