Murray puts on a show for the Queen

LONDON - British fourth seed Andy Murray gave a royal command performance as he raced into the third round at Wimbledon with a 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 win over Finland's Jarkko Nieminen in front of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday.

Murray had the task of entertaining the Queen on her first visit to the All England Club since 1977 and the Scot rose to the challenge with a dominant display that earned a clash with French 23rd seed Gilles Simon in the next round.

The 23-year-old had a golden chance to reach his first Wimbledon final last year in the absence of the injured Rafael Nadal but he fell just short after losing his semi-final against Andy Roddick in four sets.