Wimbledon champion Andy Murray showed little evidence of a three-month layoff due to a back injury to beat Go Soeda of Japan 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 Tuesday in a first-round match at the Australian Open. No. 4-ranked Murray has only played two official matches since minor back surgery in September, and said he needs to work his way into the tournament. ''I'm just glad to get through quickly.'' Murray has reached three Australian Open finals but is yet to win the season's first major. Since hiring Ivan Lendl as coach, though, he has made his Grand Slam breakthroughs with titles at 2012 U.S. Open and 2013 Wimbledon ending droughts stretching back to the 1930s for British men at the majors. More...