Andy Murray's brief romance with the clay courts of Monte Carlo ended in tears today, as the British No1 was brushed aside in straight sets by a dominant Novak Djokovic.

The No3 seed always looked in control during his 6-0, 6-4 victory in the third round of the Monte Carlo Masters, as Murray failed to make an impression on his fellow 20-year-old. Djokovic dropped serve only once as Murray briefly rallied in the second set but the Serb hit back to ensure a convincing victory.

Murray's struggles became evident in his first service game, which lasted almost 15 minutes, Djokovic eventually breaking on the third break point. The Scot offered brief resistance when he forced his opponent to save two break points in the fifth game, but otherwise the Serb was barely troubled as he swept the first set in 39 minutes.

Djokovic rattled off a seventh successive game at the start of the second set but then surprisingly lost momentum as Murray at last gained a foothold by holding and then breaking serve. But Djokovic found reserves of strength to break back and then hold serve. Djokovic claimed the decisive break to take the match in the 10th game of the set to complete his fourth victory over Murray as a professional.

Djokovic said: "It was a great win for me today, but I didn't expect such an easy first set. At the start of the match we had a really, really long game - the second of the match and I think it was the turning point in that set.

"But then he was a break up and had some great chances at 2-2 and 3-3 in the second set, but he didn't use it. I was trying to sty focused and stay calm and be aggressive because Andy is a very talented player and can come back at any time."