Andy Murray has played down fears his hectic schedule could catch up with him at the Paris Masters.

Britain's No1 faces Spain's Fernando Verdasco this afternoon less than 24 hours after clinching a 6-2, 6-4 win over Sam Querrey.

Murray arrived in the French capital on the back of title wins in Madrid and St Petersburg but the 21-year-old says the speed of his victories means he can handle playing so many matches.

"The only match that was over an hour and 15 minutes in St Petersburg was my quarter-final against Janko Tipsarevic so it's not like they have been taking loads out of me," he said.

"The semis and the final were so fast. So it's more the continuous thing of having to play every single day and having a day of travel and having just one day's rest in between tournaments.

"It's not the matches that have been taking a whole lot out of me."

Murray holds the Indian sign over Verdasco, having beaten the 24-year-old in each of their four previous meetings. And if the Scot plays anything like he did against American Querrey, then the record will be 5-0.

After going a break down early on, he reeled off six straight games to take a grip on proceedings and showed more flashes of brilliance in the second set, including one outrageous flicked backhand.

"I played well and neutralised his serve," said Murray.