Djokovic, Murray and Nadal cruise

World number one Novak Djokovic barely broke a sweat on Wednesday as he routed American Ryan Harrison 6-2, 6-3 to breeze into the third round of the ATP and WTA hardcourt tournament.

The Serb and reigning Wimbledon champ continued his near perfect summer of tennis and is now 54-1 in singles matches this season.

“I was happy with the way I played so overall it has been a good performance,” said Djokovic who won in Montreal last week for his ninth career singles title.

“I am a more confident player now and I have more belief that I can win the big matches. I feel much more complete than I was last couple of years.”

In other matches involving top seeded men on Wednesday, Britain’s Andy Murray defeated Argentina’s David Nalbandian, 6-4, 6-1 and second seed Rafael Nadal beat qualifier Julien Benneteau 6-4, 7-5 despite having to play with two fingers on his right hand in bandages after burning them on a hot plate.

Djokovic needed just 76 minutes to dispatch Harrison, hitting three aces and winning 73 per cent of his first serves.

He said part of the reason for his success this season is he never takes opponents for granted whether they are a top 10 player or a qualifier.

“There is always motivation for me,” he said. “Every time I step on court I want to win. That keeps me going. I have a couple of tournaments I want to do well in over next few months and US Open is one.”