Andy Murray is now eager to surpass the achievements of Tim Henman after matching his fellow Briton 's career-wins record on Wednesday . The 27-year-old equalled Henman 's 496 career wins , which represents an Open era record for a British man , with a 6-3 , 6-3 victory over France 's Adrian Mannarino at Indian Wells in California . On matching Henman 's record , Murray joked on Sky Sports : 'That 's one of the few records Tim still had over me . Andy Murray celebrates as he seals his place in the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells . Murray plays a forehand on his way to a straight-sets victory against Frenchman Adrian Mannarino . Murray ( right ) pictured alongside Tim Henman ahead of their first meeting in Basel in October 2005 . ' I was n't actually aware of the record so that 's nice . Hopefully I can get through the next round and get past him . ' The victory in California saw Murray book a quarter-final match-up with Spain 's Feliciano Lopez , who edged past Japan 's Kei Nishikori . Referring to his win over 26-year-old Mannarino , the Scot said : 'It was a very tough match , he 's playing very well this year and he 's got a very tricky game . 'He 's a lefty but he has a very flat backhand and a short take-back on his forehand so it 's hard to read . 'He moves well and he has good hands around the net - in both sets though he played one or two loose games which helped me and I stayed solid throughout . Henman ( left ) and Murray take part in a celebrity match at The Queen 's Club back in 2013 . Murray has his eye on the ball as he plays a backhand slice during his fourth-round match on Wednesday . Murray ( left ) shakes hands with his French opponent after sealing victory in Indian Wells . ' I was frustrated to get broken in the first set , I thought I started well but he came out firing . ' I tried to make a lot of balls and he did n't play a great game in the next game and that stopped his momentum . ' I started to feel more comfortable after that and went for my shots more . '
Andy Murray beat Adrian Mannarino in the BNP Paribas Open fourth round . Murray is now level with Tim Henman on 6 career wins . Afterwards , he said he was keen to break all Henman 's records . The British No 1 next takes on Feliciano Lopez in the quarter-finals .