Indian Wells: Draper Knocks Out Murray To Reach Last 16

Andy Murray has been knocked out of the Indian Wells Masters event by compatriot Jack Draper in their first competitive meeting.

The 21-year-old Brit won 7-6 (8-6) 6-2 to set up a fourth-round meeting with US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz in the California desert.

"I'm very proud of myself. Beating Dan Evans, as well [in the previous round]. 

"Dan's a fierce competitor, someone who I've looked up to. 

"That gave me confidence to go out there tonight and think even though it's a really tough mental challenge again, I can do this," said Draper who was on Centre Court as an 11-year-old when Murray won Wimbledon for the first time in 2013.

He also expressed delight over winning the Scot who he said "inspired" him as a kid. 

"If I was going to say one sporting person who has inspired me the most it would be Andy," Draper told BBC Sport.

"To come off court with the win against Andy - I'll never forget that moment."

Murray's third-round exit affords him the opportunity to rest for at least a week before his first-round match in Miami where he is a two-time champion.

"In the tie-break, I had a few opportunities but he came up with a really good return on the six-all point and then the second set was tough for me, physically," Murray said.

"Just a bit of fatigue to be honest - recently I've played quite a lot of long matches and the first set was very tough physically for both of us, and here it's not that easy to finish points."