Casper Ruud is also through after beating Diego Schwartzman
Cameron Norrie qualified for the second round of the Indian Wells, after a convincing straight-sets victory over Tung-Lin Wu.
The British No 1 continued his recent good form and broke Wu’s service game four times in a 6-2 6-4 victory.
Norrie will face either Matteo Berrettini or Taro Daniel in the third round.
At the same time Norway’s Casper Ruud beat Diego Schwartzman 6-2 6-3. The world No 10 comes to California after beating world No 2 Carlos Alcaraz in the Rio Open.
He joins Andy Murray in round two, with the former world No 1 facing Pablo Carreno Busta on Saturday.