Andy Murray is hopeful that he can push on from his victory over Yuki Bhambri as he seeks a third Grand Slam title at the Australian Open.

The sixth seed failed to hit his top form in this morning's first-round match on the Margaret Court Arena, although he recovered from a shaky start to claim a 6-3 6-4 7-6 win.

Following his triumph Murray, a Melbourne finalist on three previous occasions, admitted that there was still room for improvement as he prepares for the next round.

"I thought it was a good start," the British number one told BBC Sport. "I thought he played well; he was very aggressive and he was right up on the baseline the whole match.

"That made it difficult because it didn't give me much rhythm or a lot of time. But I thought I served very well the whole match - that was the most pleasing thing for me. Hopefully I'll get a little bit better and a bit quicker after my serve and after my returns."

Murray will take on Australia's Marinko Matosevic in the second round on Wednesday.