"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."

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."