{"id":23162,"date":"2024-03-06T20:32:47","date_gmt":"2024-03-07T01:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/andy-murray-wins-indian-wells-opener-gets-andrey-rublev-next\/06\/03\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-03-06T20:32:47","modified_gmt":"2024-03-07T01:32:47","slug":"andy-murray-wins-indian-wells-opener-gets-andrey-rublev-next","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/andy-murray-wins-indian-wells-opener-gets-andrey-rublev-next\/06\/03\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Andy Murray wins Indian Wells opener, gets Andrey Rublev next"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>INDIAN WELLS, Calif. &#8212; <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=235\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Andy Murray<\/a> began what is expected to be his final appearance at the BNP Paribas Open with a smooth performance and a straightforward victory, beating <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=1360\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">David Goffin<\/a> 6-3, 6-2 on Day 1 in the desert Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Murray, a three-time Grand Slam champion and former No. 1-ranked player now at No. 61, never faced a break point while grabbing a trio of Goffin&#8217;s service games. From 3-all at the start, Murray surged ahead by winning the last three games and 10 points of the opening set on a cloudy afternoon with winds topping 10 mph (15 kph).<\/p>\n<p>That allowed Murray to improve to 8-0 against Goffin, including taking all 17 sets they&#8217;ve played against each other.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline editorial float-r\" data-behavior=\"article_related\">\n<h2 class=\"editorial-title\">Editor&#8217;s Picks<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/39655306\/indian-wells-2024-bnp-paribas-open-djokovic-venus-williams-nadal-osaka\" class=\"img-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a name=\"&amp;lpos=story:editorspicks:inline:2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/39669413\/naomi-osaka-says-return-indian-wells-feels-home\" class=\"img-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\"><img style=\"display:block\" class=\"lazyload\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=75&resize=75 75w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=100&resize=100 100w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=150&resize=150 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=240&resize=240 240w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=320&resize=320 320w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=500&resize=500 500w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=640&resize=640 640w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=800&resize=800 800w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=1024&resize=1024 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=1280&resize=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i?w=1600&resize=1600 1600w\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/a.espncdn.com\/combiner\/i\" width=\"65\" height=\"65\"\/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>1 Related<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<p>Murray, the 2009 runner-up at Indian Wells, told reporters last month that he is likely to retire before this season is over, saying: &#8220;I don&#8217;t plan on playing much past this summer.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Murray, 36, entered Wednesday with a 2-6 mark this year. He moved into a second-round meeting with No. 5 <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=2642\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Andrey Rublev<\/a>, who was defaulted from a match last week for screaming in the face of a line judge.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere on the hard courts in California, wild-card entry <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=3774\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Brandon Nakashima<\/a> won the first tour-level match he&#8217;s played this season, defeating 2023 Wimbledon quarterfinalist Chris Eubanks 6-3, 7-6 (3), while other men advancing included <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=2320\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Thanasi Kokkinakis<\/a> and Christopher O&#8217;Connell. Winners in the women&#8217;s draw included three-time major champion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=745\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Angelique Kerber<\/a>, who is back on tour after becoming a mother, along with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=2346\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Tatjana Maria<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=2392\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Marie Bouzkova<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=2731\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Paula Badosa<\/a>, the 2021 champion at Indian Wells who received a wild card into this year&#8217;s field, pulled out because of a long-term back injury &#8211; a day after participating with boyfriend <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=2869\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Stefanos Tsitsipas<\/a> in an exhibition doubles match.<\/p>\n<p>Thursday&#8217;s schedule includes 22-time Grand Slam champion <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=261\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Rafael Nadal<\/a> facing 2016 Wimbledon runner-up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.espn.com\/sports\/tennis\/players\/profile?playerId=1333\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Milos Raonic<\/a> at night. It&#8217;s Nadal&#8217;s first match on tour since early January, when he tore a muscle near his surgically repaired hip shortly before the Australian Open and withdrew from the year&#8217;s first major tournament.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.co.uk\/tennis\/story\/_\/id\/39670088\/andy-murray-wins-indian-wells-opener-gets-andrey-rublev-next\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>INDIAN WELLS, Calif. &mdash; Andy Murray began what is expected to be his final appearance at the BNP Paribas Open with a<br \/><button class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/andy-murray-wins-indian-wells-opener-gets-andrey-rublev-next\/06\/03\/2024\/\">Read More &rsaquo;<\/a><\/button><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":16143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[213],"tags":[1017,929,3180,930,130,1018,4739,508],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23162"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23162"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23162\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23164,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23162\/revisions\/23164"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/16143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23162"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23162"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23162"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}