Lu only returned after elbow surgery in May but quickly found some impressive form, winning 15 of 16 matches on grass, and he began in impressive fashion.
The 32-year-old broke Murray's serve in the opening game and impressed at the beginning and end of the first set, but could not contain Murray in full flow.
A poor drop shot from Murray offered up that early break but the same stroke would help him level at 3-3, and go on to repeatedly leave Lu flat-footed.
As Lu's opening burst faded and his first-serve percentage dropped, Murray began to take control of the rallies, forcing two forehand errors on his way to a 5-3 lead.
There was one further bout of resistance from Lu, but Murray saw off two break points before clinching the set and accelerated towards round three.
Over the course of the second and third sets he reeled off 23 winners, broke serve five times and dropped only 11 points on serve as Lu succumbed with a double fault on match point.
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