Andy Murray expresses his admiration for Richard Gasquet and Stanislas Wawrinka at Indian Wells

Andy Murray has great admiration for fellow tour veterans Stanislas Wawrinka and Richard Gasquet and says he stays in touch with the pair. Murray has played Gasquet 13 times in his decorated career and a former Grand Slam-chasing rival in Wawrinka 22 times. Ad The 35-year-old, who is in the second round of Indian Wells after a hard-fought three-set win over Tomas Martin Etcheverry, says he keeps in contact with Wawrinka who has also been battling long-term injuries in recent years.

ATP Indian WellsKokkinakis 'really enjoyed' Murray loss, believes Alcaraz capable of eclipsing Big 32 HOURS AGO «Me and Stan always stayed in touch during the injuries,» Murray told reporters after Wawrinka also won his first-round match against qualifier Aleksandar Vukic after four years away from Indian Wells. «I mean not daily but messages here and there. »We always got on very well together and obviously have shared the court many times with each other and stuff.

«We always sort of message each other and stayed in touch through the injuries.» Tsitsipas stunned by Thompson, Medvedev beats Nakashima to go 15 unbeaten Kokkinakis 'really enjoyed' Murray loss, believes Alcaraz capable of eclipsing Big 3 Gasquet has enjoyed a resurgence in 2023. He stunned British No. 1 Cameron Norrie to win the ASB Classic in Auckland in January and has progressed to the second round of Indian Wells for the first time since 2016 after beating Croatian qualifier Borna Gojo 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2.

Murray says he enjoys watching the 35-year-old still compete at the highest level on the tour and believes that the Frenchman and Wawrinka must still «love the sport». «Gasquet, I was really happy for him when he won the tournament in Auckland earlier this year,» he said. «I