( CNN ) -- World number one Rafael Nadal made a safe transition to grass by reaching the third round at Queen 's just three days after his sixth French Open triumph . The Spaniard beat Roger Federer at Roland Garros on Sunday to seal his tenth Grand Slam title and negotiated his way to a 6-4 6-4 victory over Australian qualifier Matthew Ebden in London . Nadal , who is preparing to defend the Wimbledon title he won last year by beating Tomas Berdych , showed signs of fatigue in his straight sets victory as he booked a clash with Radek Stepanek . `` I feel a little tired , '' Nadal said in a courtside interview . `` I had a tough French Open . It 's never easy at the start of the grass court season . CNN blog : Will Serena 's comeback fail ? `` Everything is completely different , and you do n't have a lot of days to adapt to the different surface . `` It 's not enough , but I 've progressed . I am a little bit tired because I had a tough Roland Garros and clay-court season but I am here to try my best like always . '' Nadal will now face Radek Stepanek , from the Czech Republic , after he recovered from a poor start to beat 16th seed Ivan Ljubicic 0-6 7-5 6-4 . World number four Andy Murray dropped a set as he made it into round three after a 6-3 5-7 6-3 win over Xavier Malisse . Murray , who was knocked out of the French Open at the semifinal stage by Nadal , was pleased with his performance against the Belgian world number 40 . `` It was a tricky match today , '' Murray told the tournament web site . `` I had a little chance at the end of the second set , did n't take it , and obviously he got back into it and started playing better but I managed to turn it around in the end . `` I felt I moved pretty well today considering it was my first match and it 's good to get through . '' Murray will now play 14th seed Janko Tipsarevic after he beat American Michael Russell 7-6 7-6 while former US Open champion Juan Martin del Potro beat Igor Kunitsyn , from Russia , 6-4 6-4 . Eighth seed Marin Cilic recorded a 6-4 6-4 victory over Frenchman Arnaud Clement and Andy Roddick lies in wait for Kevin Anderson after the South African beat American youngster Donald Young 6-2 6-4 . At the Gerry Weber Open in Halle , Germany , Canadian eighth seed Milos Raonic powered his way to the quarterfinals after beating Germany 's Tobias Kamke 7-6 6-3 . Raonic , who told CNN Tuesday that he is looking forward to his first Wimbledon tournament , will now face Philipp Petzschner in the last eight . Tomas Berdych , who was beaten in the Wimbledon final by Nadal last year , booked his place in the quarters after beating fellow Czech Jan Hernych 6-3 7-6 .
Rafael Nadal beats Matthew Ebden 6 - 4 6 - 4 to reach the third round at Queen 's . The Spaniard admitted to feeling tired just three days after his French Open victory . Andy Murray drops a set beating Belgium 's Xavier Malisse 6 - 3 5 - 7 6 - 2 . Juan Martín del Potro beats Russian Igor Kunitsyn 6 - 4 6 - 4 .