By Mike Burnett BBC Sport at Wimbledon

Murray made easy work of his first-round opponent

British star Andy Murray got off to a dream start at Wimbledon with an emphatic win against Nicolas Massu.

Murray, who reached the third round on his debut last year, beat the Chilean 6-1 6-4 6-4 in one hour 53 minutes.

The Scot, 19, signalled his intent by racing to a 5-0 lead as clay-courter Massu struggled on the grass.

Murray went on to claim the set and then rattled off the next two to earn a second-round clash with German Bjorn Phau or Julien Benneteau of France.

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Murray returned to the scene of his big breakthrough last year in confident style.

Despite some inconsistency in recent months, the teenager looked in top form as he dominated his 31st-seeded opponent from the outset with a wide range of drop-shots and slices.

That's definitely the best match I've played on grass this year Andy Murray

Murray was naturally delighted with his performance, which he ranked as one of his best.

"I couldn't have started better," he said. "I returned really well - I hardly missed a return when I got my racquet on it, and I had so many chances to break him in the second set, I'm a little disappointed I had to close out at 5-4.

"The whole match was pretty solid - I was really consistent. I expected a real tough match but clearly did everything he didn't like and everything I do really well.

"I thought it was a really good match, I didn't do anything wrong. That's definitely the best match I've played on grass this year."

An out-of-sorts Massu had to wait until the sixth game to hold a serve before Murray claimed the first set.

The Chilean, 26, put up more of battle in the second, but Murray got the vital break at 2-1 on his way to a two-set lead.

In the third, Massu had a chance to claw something back when he earned his first break point at 1-1, but Murray nullified the threat before breaking him twice.