Andy Murray felt comfortable playing under the roof at the Australian Open (Murray 11/2 Mens Outright) on Monday and claims it is similar to playing at Wimbledon.

The 22-year-old British number one breezed into the second round courtesy of a 6-1 6-1 6-2 victory against South African qualifier Kevin Anderson under the Rod Laver Arena roof because rain had left the outdoor courts at Melbourne Park waterlogged.

Murray, who will face France’s Marc Gicquel (Murray 1/50, Gicquel 12/1 Tennis Coupon) in the second round on Wednesday, enjoyed the experience and felt it produced conditions that he is used to at Wimbledon.

The tournament’s fifth seed, who is aiming to clinch his first Grand Slam title Down Under, said: “You create your own atmosphere on the court, but the conditions are similar to Wimbledon (Murray 4/1 Wimbledon Outright) with the roof.

“It actually slows the court down like at Wimbledon. It gets quite humid in there, whereas it’s pretty dry heat normally, and it’s just quite heavy.

“It slows the court down a bit, so that was a bit different.”

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