Andy Murray faces a tough test against big-serving American John Isner in round four of the Australian Open after winning through to the last 16.
The British No 1 and tournament fifth seed has not dropped a set so far in his three matches, and today beat Frenchman Florent Serra 7-5, 6-1, 6-4.
Isner meanwhile was also responsible for upsetting a Frenchman in the form of Gael Monfils.
Isner is a player in form, having beat Andy Roddick to win the Heineken Open in Auckland last week.
Speaking of his opponent, Andy Murray said: "He gives guys a lot of problems. He's 6ft 9in with a huge serve."
Isner blasted 26 aces past Monfils, the 12th seed, in their third-round match.
Murray's match against Serra was largely one-sided, despite the Scot seeing his serve broken twice in the opening set.
"It was good," Murray said. "The first set was a bit closer than it needed to be.
"I had chances to go 4-0, didn't take them, and he started to get into it a little bit. But to win in straight sets is really important. Especially the second set was good.
"I'm happy to have won in three sets in all of the matches. It's important to have tight situations in matches like the first set today where it got quite close at points. (But I) came through all the sort of tough moments in the match.
"Everyone is panicking about my serve (but) I'm happy with how it's gone. It's got better in each match, like I thought it would.When the important moments have come, I've served well. That's the most important thing."
There was good news for Murray fans after the Scot confirmed there was no lingering problem with his back after spectators saw him sink to the ground after being twisted the wrong way.
"Sometimes it happens on these courts. They're just really sticky. It just gets a little bit stiff. But it was fine,"
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