"A tough match" - Murray on facing Medvedev

The Briton set up a marquee matchup against Medvedev with a 7-6(4), 6-1 win over Federico Delbonis Thursday at Hard Rock Stadium.

In what he described as slow and bouncy conditions, Murray lifted his game after taking the tie-break, racing to the finish after an instant break in the second. He admitted that it was very close, especially in the first set:

"It was difficult for me, especially in the first set. It was a really tight first set, but I did well in the end. Both of us served very well in the first set. I just managed to catch a really good return there at 5/4 in the tie-break, a really deep return and managed to get that point. He double-faulted on the set point and that was the key to the match right there."

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His next opponent is Daniil Medvedev who is back to being world number two after crashing out early in Indian Wells:

"Obviously a tough match. He's played extremely well on the hard courts the last few seasons. He deserves to be right up there at the top of the game. It'll be a big challenge for me, it'll be a great test. I've got a big training block after this tournament, and it'll be a really good test for where my game's at and things I need to work on as well against him. So I'm looking forward to that."