ATP Indian Wells Day 1 Predictions Including Andy Murray vs David Goffin

Fabian Marozsan vs Alexei Popyrin

Head-to-head: First meeting

Alexei Popyrin has been quietly enjoying a very solid season. He’s only played three events but avoided any bad losses and recently made the Doha semifinals. The form edge is on his side here, with Fabian Marozsan being a bit out of sorts the past couple of months. It will be interesting to see how the Hungarian performs in his Indian Wells debut though and this might be a court where he’ll have plenty of space to throw in the trademark dropshot. Popyrin is the favorite, though.

Prediction: Popyrin in 3

Daniel Elahi Galan vs Taro Daniel

Head-to-head: Daniel 1-0

Taro Daniel posted some of the best wins of his career in Indian Wells, highlighted by beating Novak Djokovic in 2018. Now he’ll need to break a four-match losing streak to progress here, but his recent performances felt like him getting outplayed by stronger opposition rather than dropping his form that much. The draw is somewhat kind to him here as Daniel Elahi Galan is on a poor run himself and didn’t manage to get anything exciting going during the Golden Swing.

Prediction: Daniel in 2

Andy Murray vs David Goffin

Head-to-head: Murray 7-0

The two veterans are definitely not at their peaks right now, but they still have flashes of that quality. Perhaps especially David Goffin, who kinda randomly turns it on for a set or two, usually not being able to sustain it though. Andy Murray managed to get his first wins of the season in Doha and Dubai, but things are becoming more and more of a struggle for him on tour. This could be an opportunity for Goffin to pick up a win against an opponent he didn’t enjoy facing back in the day.

Prediction: Goffin in 3