Australian Open champion and top seed Novak Djokovic launched his BNP Paribas Open title defence in ruthless style on Saturday , crushing Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis 6-1 6-3 in the second round . Playing near-flawless tennis from the baseline , the Serb broke his opponent twice in each set to coast to victory in just under an hour on the showpiece stadium court at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden . Fourth seed Andy Murray erased memories of early losses at the venue with a 6-1 6-3 demolition of Canadian Vasek Pospisil and Japanese trailblazer Kei Nishikori recovered from an erratic start to beat American Ryan Harrison 6-4 6-4 . World No 1 Novak Djokovic made light work of his first round match at the BNP Paribas Open . Cypriot Marcos Baghdatis was no match for the Australian Open champion at Indian Wells . Djokovic , seeking a fourth title at Indian Wells , breezed through the opening set in just 25 minutes before sealing the win when Baghdatis hit a backhand long on the second match point . 'It went very well for me , a very solid performance from the beginning , ' the world No 1 said courtside after improving his record this season to 15-2 . ' I served well and from the baseline I did n't give Marcos many chances to come back in the match . Great performance against a quality opponent , against somebody that was a former top-10 player and that knows how to play on a big stage . 'Of course , having won the title in Australia , it allows me to have and carry this confidence into every other event that is coming up in the season . ' Djokovic takes time out from the tournament to have a kickabout in the sunshine . Andy Murray celebrates his first round victory over Vasek Pospisil by hitting a ball into the crowd . Murray broke Pospisil 's serve three times in the opening set and twice in the second to ease to victory in 79 minutes on a sweltering afternoon . Ousted in the opening round in 2011 and 2012 , the 27-year-old Scot hit 14 winners and won five of his nine break point chances to dominate the match . ' I 've struggled a bit in the last few years here so I decided to try and play a very solid match and adjust to the conditions , ' world number four Murray said . 'It was very hot and that made the ball pretty lively . 'Controlling the ball is n't that easy . I thought I played quite a smart match . ' Kei Nishikori was made to sweat before finishing off local boy Ryan Harrison in straight sets . Nishikori , who became the first Asian male to reach a grand slam singles final at the U.S. Open last year , broke Harrison five times while losing his own serve on three occasions before sealing his win in just under an hour and a half . 'It was a bit up and down but I played well in the second set , ' said the 25-year-old Japanese . ' I was playing almost a perfect game . ' The fifth seed , who lost to Marin Cilic in last year 's U.S. Open final before ending a landmark season with four ATP World Tour titles , will next play Spaniard Fernando Verdasco , who beat Australia 's James Duckworth 6-2 7-6 . In other matches , 10th-seeded Croatian Cilic , back on the circuit after being troubled by a shoulder injury , was upset 6-4 6-4 by Argentine Juan Monaco while eighth-seeded Spaniard David Ferrer battled past Croatia 's Ivan Dodig 4-6 6-1 7-6 .
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