Day Three at Wimbledon: Andy Murray advances with ease

It's all about statistics. 1 hr 24 versus 3 hrs 17. The first was the time it took for Murray, or should I say reigning champion Murray, to see off Blaz Rola in the second round.

Blaz was not much competition on paper, let alone on grass, and Murray made short work of the man who's only just entered the top 100. His fairy tale came and went exceptionally quickly.

The other time - 3 hrs and 17 mins - was the time it took Novak Djokovic to dispatch his old adversary Radek Stepanek. Not exactly a marathon but definitely a significantly tougher workout than Murray. Come the end of Wimbledon fortnight, this is the sort of statistic which could be the difference between lifting aloft the gold trophy in triumph or meekly holding the silver salver.

Murray is doing everything he can to get the job done as efficiently as possible. Indeed, dare I say it, he's been a little like Djokovic in his ability to sweep all before him.

True, let's not read too much into this so early in the tournament but it's definitely worth watching to see whether Murray will struggle when it comes to his first real test, or whether his breezing through the early rounds will help him come week two.

Naomi Broady has been the focus of a lot of media attention after her fab first round win but coming up against Caroline Wozniacki was always going to be tough. Just as McIlroy did at the BMW tournament after their split, Wozniacki seems even more determined than ever to win. Her result was never in doubt but the experience will serve Broady well.

The first real shocks have started to filter around SW19 with both David Ferrer and Victoria Azarenka coming unstuck early on.

Rafa Nadal and Roger Federer looked their usual imperious selves in round one and we should expect a repeat of that until at least the quarter finals, but as England, Spain and Italy proved at the World Cup there's no such thing as a dead cert any more.

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