Andy Murray claimed his 700th career win in the first round of Indian Wells, tournament that takes place in the Californian desert by beating Japanese Taro Daniel by 1-6, 6-2 and 6-4.
the scotch thus became the eighteenth player in the Open Era to reach 700 wins And now it’s one of four still active (Roger Federer, Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic are the other three.)
“Reaching that number (700 wins) is really a good achievement”he said at the press conference.
“I wouldn’t say that during my career I have necessarily focused on the number of wins, statistics or things like that. However, As you get older and towards the end of your career, there are certain milestones that would be a good thing to achieve.”, he admitted.
murray too He acknowledged that it has been difficult for him in recent years marked by injuries and for his willingness to return to the highest level.
“It’s not easy to get there (at 700 wins). I’m told I hit 600 in Cincinnati in 2016. Five and a half years to get the last hundred so it took me a while”, admitted the 34-year-old veteran tennis player. (D)
Source: Eluniverso
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