The headliner for Thursday’s tennis action is a showdown between Andy Murray and Tomas Martin Etcheverry.
The first round of the Indian Wells Masters, aka “the unofficial fifth grand slam,” got underway on Wednesday and will continue on Thursday with several matches kicking off at 2 p.m. ET.action is a showdown between a resurgent Andy Murray and clay-court specialist Tomas Martin Etcheverry of Argentina.Although it’s played on a hard court, Indian Wells is known for having some of — if not — the slowest conditions of any hard-court tournament on the tennis circuit.
This is not like the Australian Open or US Open where players with big serves have a bigger margin for error than those who do not. Any style of tennis can play at Indian Wells, which makes it a fascinating tournament to watch and handicap.Murray is known for his defense, consistency and ability to construct points.There are few, if any, easy points when Murray is on the court, even now in the twilight of his career.He made an inspiring run to the third round at the Australian Open with wins over Matteo Berrettini and a classic against Thanasi Kokkinakis and then followed that up with a run to the finals in Dubai.
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