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Murray is appearing in the event for the 16th
time and improved to 31-15 at Indian Wells. He was dominant
throughout, winning 23 of 27 first-serve points without facing a
break point for the entirety of the match.
"That's the best I've served here," Murray said. "I've always
struggled serving certainly the last 10 years or so when I've
been here for whatever reason. (Wednesday) felt much better."
Things didn't go nearly as well for Murray's countryman, Jack
Draper, who failed to maintain momentum in a 6-1, 3-6, 2-6 loss
to Christopher O'Connell of Australia. Argentina's Pedro Cachin
also squandered a lead, allowing German Yannick Hanfmann to
advance via a 6-7 (7), 6-4, 6-1 win.
Meanwhile, wild card Brandon Nakashima beat Christopher Eubanks
6-3, 7-6 (3) in an all-American matchup. Nakashima recorded five
aces in what was his first tour-level match in five months.
"First of all, walking onto this court is super special for me,"
Nakashima said. "Playing a guy like Chris, who has a big game,
big serve, I knew I just had to do my best to hold my serve and
knew I was going to get opportunities on his serve."
Other winners Wednesday included Taro Daniel of Japan, Italian
Matteo Arnaldi, Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis, Fabian Marozsan
of Hungary and Kazakhstan's Alexander Shevchenko.
Seven more matches were set for later Wednesday, but rain washed
away the remainder of the schedule.
--Field Level Media
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