Andy Murray advanced to round four of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells with a hard-fought 6-3 6-2 win over Lu Yen-Hsun of Chinese Taipei.
Lu, who beat Murray at the Beijing Olympics in 2008, raced out of the blocks with a series of big shots, creating a number of break-point opportunities.
But Murray resisted, saving all five break points he faced and breaking twice in each set to seal victory and a meeting with Carlos Berlocq of Argentina in an hour and 28 minutes.
“It was a very good second set,” Murray said. “In the first set he had a lot of chances on my serve. I thought my footwork in the first set wasn’t great.
“Once I started to loosen up and relax a little bit, my footwork improved.”
The Scot was impressed with Lu, saying: “He’s caused a few upsets over the last couple of years.”