American Tommy Paul will take on Russian Daniil Medvedev Saturday in a semifinal match at the BNP Paribas Open, with a spot in the finals at stake against the winner of Saturday’s other semifinal match between Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz and Italy’s Jannik Sinner.
Alcaraz and Sinner will square off at approximately 1:30 p.m., with Paul and Medvedev to follow their match.
The 26-year-old Paul, who was born in Voorhees Township, NJ, is ranked 17th on the Association of Tennis Professionals Tour, while Medvedev is ranked fourth.
Alcaraz, 20, is ranked second, while the 22-year-old Sinner is ranked third.
Top-ranked Novak Djokovic lost to Luca Nardi in the round of 32 last Monday in a massive upset, falling 6-4, 3-6, 6-3 to the 123rd-ranked Nardi, who subsequently lost to Paul in the next round, 6-4, 6-3.
Alcaraz won last year’s BNP Paribas Open, beating Medvedev in the final, 6-3, 6-2.
The women’s final will be held Sunday, with top-ranked Iga Swiatek of Poland battling ninth-ranked Maria Sakkari of Greece.
The tournament is held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden at 78-200 Miles Ave. Ticket information can be found at bnpparibasopen.com/tickets.