This morning, Indian Wellsay once again ushered in a historic moment.
In a battle for the first round of men's singles that ended earlier, Murray, a Veteran British player with a wild card, finally ushered in the 700th singles victory of his career in the Indians after a long comeback road.
In the first round, Murray played against qualifier Daniel Taro, who started without any form until the last two sets, and finally defeated his opponent 1-6, 6-2, 6-4 and advanced to a thrilling promotion.
The victory was significant because it was the 35-year-old Murray's 700th singles victory of his career on the Tour, making him the 18th man in the Open era and the 4th active man to reach this extraordinary record.
"It's a goal I've set for myself since the end of last year, and obviously I'm excited to achieve it," Murray said of achieving it. If it weren't for injuries over the past few years, I could have achieved this earlier. Despite an injury in the middle, I kept trying. Next, I'll look forward to trying to reach another milestone. ”
Since the Open era, players who have won 700+ tour singles are ranked as follows:
Ranking of the players with the most singles wins since the Open era:
First: Jimmy Connors, 1274 games
Second: Federer, 1251 games
Third: Ivan Lendl, 1068
Fourth: Nadal, 1043 (as of the start of the Indian Race)
Fifth: Djokovic, 991
Sixth: Guillermo Vilas, 951
Seventh: Erie Nastas, 908
Eighth: John McEnroe, 883
Ninth: Agassi, 870
Tenth: Stefan Edberg, 801
Eleventh: Arthur Ashe, 793
Twelfth: Stan Smith, 779
Thirteenth: Sampras, 762
Fourteenth: Ferrer, 734
Fifteenth: Manuel Orantes, 722
Sixteen: Boris Becker, 713
Seventeen: Brian Gottfried, 702
Eighteenth: Murray, 700
In addition, Murray is the fourth player to reach a 700-win position among active players, behind Federer, Nadal and Djokovic.
ATP Active Players Win List:
1. Federer, 1251
2. Nadal, 1043
3. Djokovic, 991
4. Murray, 700
Waiting for Murray in the second round will be 31st seed Bublick. Previously, Murray had beaten opponents in the first round at Wimbledon in 2017 and rotterdam in the first round a few weeks ago. (Source: Tennis House Author: Wu Li Fun)