Muchmoreto come after Alcaraz win, says Murray
Andy Murray feels there is still more to come after he pulled off one of the best wins of his comeback over rising star Carlos Alcaraz.
The Scot came from a set down to defeat the 18-yearold, who he has predicted will be a future world number one, 5-7 6-3 6-2 in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells.
In hot conditions, Murray was on court for more than three hours but it was he ratherthanAlcarazthatprovedthe most durable physically and mentally.
Itwasundoubtedlyabigresult for the three-time grand slam champion, who has been competing well against top players in recent weeks without managing to come out on top.
“Obviously I’m happy,” said Murray, who is reaping the benefits of finally being able to train consistently and play a sequence of tournaments.
“My body did well today. It was hard conditions. It was very hot. Because of the nature of the court here, you’re going to play some long rallies, especially against a player like him.
“AttimesIplayedsomereallygoodtennis.Itwasn’tmybest match. I can certainly still do things better. I thought I competedwell,whichwasprobably the most pleasing part for me.
“I thought if he’s going to stand that far back and I’m getting no love from the court and the conditions, why not try it and see if I can bring him forward a little bit again? Wasn’t expecting obviously to get an ace out of it.
“I was thinking about using it at times in the third set, but obviously (I was) up in the score, was doing a little bit better, didn’t feel like I needed to.
"Certainly when guys are standing there to return serve now, it’s a smart play.”