After his defeat by Mark King in Dublin, Hendry claimed snooker had become “a chore” but after setting up an all-Scottish last 16 meeting with Alan McManus, Hendry said: “For eight days after Ireland I didn’t pick up my cue.

“I had a few rounds of golf and just relaxed. It’s no guarantee though I’m going to play well here every match.

“But I have got my appetite back and it’s pleasing to get this first match out of the way. I’m not saying I wasn’t trying in Ireland because I was only one ball from a great escape.

“Had I won it might have given me a spark to go on. But snooker is my job and like with all jobs you get bored.”

Kent left-hander Greene was capable of causing an upset if Hendry had not been on top of his game. But the world number two from Auchterarder set his stall out in the first frame with a break of 103.

He doubled his advantage with 43 before British Open quarter-finalist Greene responded with 73 to win his only frame.

Hendry restored his two-frame cushion before the mid session interval and pulled away in the second half of the contest.

“Getting away from snooker was just what I needed,” added Hendry who faces Glaswegian McManus tomorrow night.

McManus reached the last 16 with an impressive 5-1 win over Welshman Dominic Dale.

The two have enjoyed two close encounters this season, including an epic at the UK Championship last November when McManus won 9-7 from 7-1 down.

This time though the Scot breezed through the match making breaks of 78, 71 and 73.

“I didn’t give Dominic a lot of chances and played solidly. I’ve had a really poor season so this was an important match for me,” he said.

“There has been some criticism of the tables this season- sometimes pretty much justified-but that one today was the best one I’ve played on a long time.

“It’s a great venue and for me living locally it’s great being able to go home each night.”