Murray, a 35-year-old who has a synthetic hip, confronted a pair of break factors whereas serving at 15-40 and already trailing 4-3 within the remaining set. Convert both of these probabilities, and Etcheverry would have served for the victory.

But 2009 Indian Wells runner-up Murray managed to carry there, starting a three-game, match-ending run in opposition to Etcheverry, a 21-year-old from Argentina who’s ranked 61st after reaching the ultimate of a event in Santiago, Chile, final week.

So far in 2023, Murray is 5-0 in best-of-three-set matches that final three units, together with 2-0 in best-of-five matches that go 5. He is 0-3 in contests that conclude earlier.

Another man who owns three main titles, Stan Wawrinka, made a profitable return to the hard-court event within the California desert after 4 years away, beating qualifier Aleksandar Vukic 6-4, 1-6, 6-1.

Wawrinka, a 37-year-old who has been ranked as excessive as No. 3 and is now No. 100 after a collection of operations to his left foot and left knee, hit 10 aces and gained 28 of 33 first-serve factors. His earlier match in Indian Wells was a loss to Swiss Davis Cup teammate Roger Federer within the third spherical in 2019.

Wawrinka will face No. 26 seed Miomir Kecmanovic within the second spherical on the first Masters 1000 event of the season.

Dominic Thiem, who gained the Indian Wells title in 2019 and the U.S. Open a yr later, was scheduled for first-round motion in a while Day 2.
Emma Raducanu, who gained the 2021 U.S. Open as a teenage qualifier, was again on courtroom Thursday for the primary time since January after having tonsillitis, and fell behind 2-0 in every set throughout what would develop into a 6-2, 6-3 victory over Danka Kovinic.

Another 20-year-old, Ben Shelton, trailed 2-0 on the outset in opposition to Fabio Fognini earlier than taking 12 of the final 15 video games to win 6-4, 6-1. Shelton, the 2022 NCAA singles champion on the University of Florida who hadn’t gained a match since reaching the Australian Open quarterfinals, will tackle No. 4 seed and defending champion Taylor Fritz subsequent.

Fognini was warned for an audible obscenity and for taking an excessive amount of time on the brink of return serves; he additionally spiked a racket through the match however wasn’t cited by the chair umpire for that.

Thanasi Kokkinakis claimed 32 of 34 factors he served in a 6-4, 6-1 victory over wild-card entry Brandon Holt to earn a matchup on Saturday in opposition to reigning U.S. Open champion and No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz.

Danielle Collins, the 2022 Australian Open runner-up, misplaced a second consecutive match in opposition to an opponent ranked exterior the highest 50, knocked out 6-4, 6-4 by Eightieth-ranked Dalma Galfi. Galif had misplaced in qualifying however moved into the principle draw when somebody withdrew. Collins delivered solely 9 winners whereas making 41 unforced errors.

Varvara Gracheva, who certified for Indian Wells after reaching the ultimate at Austin, Texas, final week, defeated Ysaline Bonaventure 6-2, 6-2; Katerina Siniakova beat Jule Niemeier 7-5, 6-4; and Jil Teichmann was a 6-1, 6-4 winner over Ashlyn Krueger.

In different outcomes, Jack Draper overwhelmed qualifier Leandro Riedi 6-1, 6-1 to arrange an all-British matchup in opposition to No. 24 Dan Evans; Mackenzie McDonald defeated Filip Krajinovic 6-3, 6-0; and Marton Fucsovics beat J.J. Wolf 1-6, 6-0, 6-3.