How impressed were you with Andy Murray?

It was a near-perfect display from Andy: confident, clear-cut and clinical. He took control from the start and never looked back. There weren't any dramas and that is just the sort of performance you would expect from a player ranked fifth or sixth in the world. In terms of the tournament it has taken very little out of him, at least I don't think it will have, which is just what he would have been looking for.

But after his lack of tennis following his early exit from the Olympics, do you not think Andy would have preferred a sterner test?

I don't think so. It seems when you have an easy win there is a thought that you would have been better off having a tougher test but when you are pushed to the limit an easy match is what is called for. It was a very warm day, the wind was blustery and when the conditions are as difficult as they were you want to get off court as quickly as you possibly can. Better to get it over with, I think, and keep your powder dry for the tougher tests that lie ahead.

How far do you think he can go?

Michael Llodra [the Frenchman, Murray's opponent in the second round] is a handful on any surface because of his left-handed serve. But, having said that, where Andy is in the world right now [he is currently the world No6] you would have to say that anything less than making the second week would be a disappointment. He will be aiming for the quarter-finals as an absolute minimum.

Do you think Andy will be disappointed he is the same half of the draw as Rafael Nadal, the world No1?

I don't think so. We were all worried when we saw Nadal being treated for blisters [during his first-round victory over Bjorn Phau of Germany, the world No 136] but he seemed to come through that fairly comfortably in the end. This is the one grand slam tournament where Nadal hasn't played well and the one he now wants to win more than any other. But Andy pushed him close a few weeks ago and I truly think that he himself believes he can get close to Nadal.

And what about Anne Keothavong, another Briton into round two?

6-2, 6-2 [against Alexa Glatch, the American] in a Grand Slam tournament is a very comprehensive win. Her opponent was slapdash and her play at times was horrid. Francesca Schiavone [Keothavong's next opponent] is an old trier who has been around a long time but is past her best. Reaching the third round of a grand slam tournament would be a fantastic achievement for her and there is no reason why she shouldn't do it.

Neil Harman was talking to Richard Neale