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Carlos Alcaraz
World number one Carlos Alcaraz charged past Cameron Norrie 6-3 6-4 on Thursday to set up an Indian Wells semifinal with Daniil Medvedev after the Russian ended Jack Draper’s title defence with a 6-17-5 win following a controversial umpiring call.
Australian Open champion Alcaraz improved his record to 16-0 to start the year with a solid display against a tricky opponent in the final contest of the evening, remaining on course for a third Indian Wells crown.
The Spaniard eased through the opening set, and though he was briefly in trouble at 0-2 down in the second, he quickly regained the momentum to see off Briton Norrie and set up a meeting with twice runner-up Medvedev.
“It was really difficult, I struggled with Cameron’s style,” Alcaraz said.
“His forehand has super top-spin, and his backhands are flat, so it’s tricky to play against him and find the correct shots. I played solid and aggressive when I could, and I’m happy to be at this level.
Jack Draper was penalised with a controversial hindrance call as Daniil Medvedev ended the Briton’s Indian Wells title defence in the quarter-finals.
Draper fell to a 6-1 7-5 defeat by former world number one Medvedev, but the Russian was booed after the tense moment midway through the second set.
World number 14 Draper, serving at 5-5 0-15, briefly stretched his arms out wide during a rally to signal he thought Medvedev’s forehand had gone long.
The rally continued for another seven shots before Medvedev netted a backhand.
Two-time finalist Medvedev then asked umpire Aurelie Tourte for a video review to see whether Draper had been guilty of hindrance - making either an action or a noise to disturb an opponent.
After watching the replay several times on her tablet, Tourte told Draper she was ruling against him as “you did something different in the rally than you would normally do” and awarded Medvedev the point.
