Taylor Fritz becomes the first American male to reach back-to-back SFs at Indian Wells since Andy Roddick in 2009-10
Taylor Fritz has become the first American male to reach back-to-back semi-finals at the Indian Wells Masters since former US Open champion Andy Roddick in 2009-10.
The World No. 20 achieved the feat by beating Miomir Kecmanovic 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-1 in the quarterfinals on Friday.
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@Taylor_Fritz97 defeats Kecmanovic 7-6 3-6 6-1 to become the 1st American man in successive semi-finals since Andy Roddick here in 2009-10!
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Earlier, the 24-year-old battled past Kamil Majchrzak, Jaume Munar, and Alex de Minaur to advance to the quarterfinals of the Masters event.
Quarterfinal bound!
Taylor Fritz closes strong over Alex De Minaur to reach the quarters of Indian Wells. https://t.co/1rDv1Z3PIR
Fritz also reached the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters last year, defeating the likes of Matteo Berrettini, Jannik Sinner, and Alexander Zverev along the way. However, he was beaten by Nikoloz Basilashvili in straight sets in the semifinals.
Men's semifinals in Indian Wells in 2021
Dimitrov (23) vs Norrie (21)
Fritz (31) vs Basilashvili (29)
Anyone predict that? I know I didn't
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Meanwhile, Andy Roddick lost to Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the 2009 Indian Wells Masters. He reached the final a year later, before losing to Ivan Ljubicic
Cameron Norrie in 2021:
- Reached six finals
- Won 47 matches
- Won his first ever Masters 1,000 title
- First Briton to ever win the Indian Wells title
- 74th to 16th in the world
- Career-high world ranking
- Over 拢1.7m prize money
- Britain's number one
What a year.
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Taylor Fritz will lock horns with Andrey Rublev in the semifinals of the 2022 Indian Wells Masters
Fritz will square off against World No. 7 Andrey Rublev in the semifinals of Indian Wells on Saturday. The Russian is currently on a 13-match winning streak.
Rublev Rolls On!
A reminder: Rafael Nadal isn't the only one on a ridiculous win streak.
Andrey Rublev goes 13-0, pushing past Grigor Dimitrov, 7-5, 6-2 to reach the semifinals in Indian Wells.
Rublev faces Taylor Fritz or Miomir Kecmanovic for a spot in the final. https://t.co/fQxnLK816y
Rublev has led a brilliant campaign so far, defeating the likes of Dominik Koepfer, Frances Tiafoe, Hubert Hurkacz, and Grigor Dimitrov to reach the semifinals without dropping a set.
Rublev downs Dimitrov to reach semis at Indian Wells reut.rs/3u2DZ7O https://t.co/fWjpLcO09C
Fritz and Rublev's head-to-head is currently tied at 2-2. Fritz won their matches in the 2021 Paris Masters and 2018 Indian Wells Masters, while Rublev won at the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships and 2018 Next Gen Finals.