BNP Paribas Open: Andy Murray beats Adrian Mannarino- The duo of Rohan Bopanna and Denis Shapovalov moved into the second round of the men’s doubles event at the ongoing Indian Wells Masters here in California on Friday.
The Indo-Canadian pair defeated the team of Hubert Hurkacz and Felix Auger Aliassime by 6-1, 2-6, 10-4 in the Californian tournament opener. Elsewhere, returning to the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for the first time in four years, Andy Murray opened his 2021 BNP Paribas Open campaign with a 6-3, 6-2 win over 51st-ranked Adrian Mannarino.
BNP Paribas Open: Andy Murray beats Adrian Mannarino after reuniting with wedding ring at Indians Wells Open
Andy Murray beats Adrian Mannarino in straight sets It marked their second encounter in Indian Wells, with the Scotsman having also claimed a 6-3, 6-3 victory in the Round of 16 in 2015. Murray now owns a 3-0 head-to-head advantage against the Frenchman. Murray now moves on to face 18-year-old Spaniard Carlos Alcaraz, who last month broke through to his first major quarterfinal at the US Open.
“I spoke to the lost and found at the hotel… they said they’d found nothing. I spoke to security. They said they found nothing,” Murray said.
“I was going to file a police report to try to get them back or increase my chance of getting them back.
“(The hotel) decided to take all of my details down. I asked them if they could look at the cameras… about an hour later, one of the employees at the hotel found them in their lost and found.”
Earlier, South African former World No. 5 Kevin Anderson defeated Australia’s Jordan Thompson 7-5, 6-2 in 84 minutes.
BNP Paribas Open: Andy Murray beats Adrian Mannarino after reuniting with wedding ring at Indians Wells Open
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