Indian Wells 2022 - Andy Murray comes from behind to defeat Taro Daniel and claim the 700th Tour level win of his career

Andy Murray secured a landmark 700th Tour level win as he saw off the challenge of Taro Daniel to edge into round two at Indian Wells. The Scot prevailed 1-6 6-2 6-4 to become just the fourth active player to reach the milestone alongside Roger Federer (1251), Rafael Nadal (1043) and Novak Djokovic (991).

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It proved even more significant in the following game as the Japanese world number 106 broke to love when he took advantage of a poorly executed drop shot. This was the third time Murray has locked horns with Daniel this season having avenged his shock Australian Open defeat to the Japanese with a convincing win in Doha.

This was more like their first meeting as Daniel’s aggressive groundstrokes continually broke through Murray’s defences. Another break to love compounded the Scot’s misery and a sublime, wrong-footing drop shot paved the way for Daniel to serve out the opener in just 28 minutes.