WIMBLEDON, London -- Andy Murray may not be a superstitious man but his win over Yen-Hsun Lu could prove to be a good omen.
The world No.2 recovered from being broken in the first game Thursday afternoon to power to a 6-3, 6-2, 6-1 victory on Centre Court. The significance? He beat the same player in straight sets on his way to winning Wimbledon in 2013.
Murray, who next faces Australian John Millman, is yet to drop a set at these Championships -- a contrast to the French Open where he won in five sets in his first two matches.
"I've started well here quite a few times over the years," he told a press conference. "I don't know if this is the best one or not. But today was, for sure, a good match, an improvement from the first round, against a guy who has won a lot of matches on the grass recently.
"I was just happy that I improved as the match went on. Hopefully I start the next match like I finished this one and keep it going."
With his family close by, Murray looks to be in a good place at the moment. Fresh off his best clay-court season and a record fifth Queen's title, and with Ivan Lendl back in his camp, he seems relaxed and his kept his cool on court.
Lu, who beat Murray at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, is no pushover and has enjoyed some decent results at Wimbledon. He became the first man from Asia the reach the quarterfinals of a Grand Slam in 15 years here in 2010, shocking Andy Roddick in a five-setter as an unseeded player.
But from 3-1 down in the first set against the world No.76 from Taipei, Murray dropped just three more games in the rest of the match to reach the third round.
Murray and Millman have played once before, at the Australian's home tournament in Brisbane, a clash the Scot won in three sets in 2013.
"I didn't know him before we played in Brisbane," Murray told a press conference. "I knew it was his hometown. He played extremely well that day. He was ranked, I want to say, about 200 at the time.
"I came off the court and I said to Danny Vallverdu, who I was working with, 'He's top 50 for sure if he keeps going'. He's pretty close to that [Millman is world No.67].
"He moves well. He has a great attitude. He's played a few good matches there in Brisbane. He played a great match against Federer there a few years ago, too. But obviously different surface, different place. The matchup will be a bit different on a grass court."