But it was end of the road for 2019 champion Dominic Thiem, who squandered several chances to get past French veteran Adrian Mannarino before crashing to a 4-6 6-4 7-6(5) defeat. Switzerland's three-time Grand Slam champion Stan Wawrinka made a winning return to the event after a four-year absence and Australia's Thanasi Kokkinakis advanced to set up a meeting with top seed Carlos Alcaraz. 'I'm just so happy to have got through and hopefully play another match in front of you guys,' she said. 'Being a break down is difficult of course but I think mentally I just took it a point at a time.' She said she relished playing on what she called one of her favorite courts. The story repeated in the second set where she again fell behind 2-0 before recovering to advance to the second round, where she will face Poland's Magda Linette. But she walked on to the sun-soaked showpiece court to a loud ovation and after going 2-0 down, began to find the range with her forehand and sealed the 33-minute first set with a second service ace. The wrist injury that forced her to shut down her season early last year has been flaring up again and after she withdrew from a pre-tournament exhibition event, it appeared she might not compete at all. No one was quite sure what to expect from the 20-year-old Raducanu coming into the tournament in the Southern California desert, even whether she would actually take the court. Earlier in the day, Murray's compatriot Raducanu battled back from a break down in both sets to beat Danka Kovinic 6-2 6-3 and get revenge on the Montenegrin who beat her at the 2022 Australian Open. 'I still feel extremely motivated, I still enjoy the competition and all the work that goes into it,' he said. Next up is a meeting with Spain's Pablo Carreno Busta in the second round on Saturday and three-time Grand Slam champion Murray said he is as hungry as ever. Murray's sixth ace of the match sealed the win as he improved to 7-0 in deciding set matches this year. The match then hinged on a marathon game at 4-4 in the third where Murray executed a perfectly placed half volley winner that sent Etcheverry running off the court in pursuit. But like he has so many times in his career, he roared back with help from his ferocious forehand in the second set to force a decider. I know it will at some stage but while it's going like this, might as well enjoy it.' Murray dropped the tight first set and frustration with his play and some of the calls made by the electronic line calling system threatened to boil over.

Raducanu live score