Quarterfinal action begins Thursday at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, with the three top women’s seeds and two of the top three men still in the hunt.
Britain’s Jack Draper knocked off No. 3 seed Novak Djokovic on Wednesday, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6.
“He’s still one of the best players in the world,” the 24-year-old Draper said after the match. “He’s the greatest of all time, he’s an unbelievable competitor and an unbelievable professional, and he’s someone that we all, in the locker room and on the tour, admire and look up to.
“To beat him on this court is incredibly special.”
The 38-year-old Djokovic has won a record 24 major titles and has won five singles titles at Indian Wells, most recently in 2016.
Draper will play No. 11 seed Daniil Medvedev of Russia on Thursday.
The first men’s match of the day will feature fourth-seeded Alexander Zverev of Germany against 30th-seeded Arthur Fils of France, followed by No. 2 seed Jannik Sinner of Italy taking on 20-year-old Learner Tien of Irvine, who is seeded 25th.
After beating eighth-seeded Ben Shelton last weekend, 7-6, 4-6, 6-3, Tien reflected on playing so close to home.
“It means a lot. The court I played on today, I remember exactly where I was sitting in that same stadium when I was a kid, so it’s really cool, it’s really a full-circle moment for me,” he said. “Just really special to play here and especially to win here.”
Tien, the 27th-ranked men’s player in the world, then dispatched Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich on Tuesday, 4-6, 6-4, 7-6, to earn his spot in the quarterfinals.
No. 1 seed Carlos Alcaraz will play Britain’s Cameron Norrie, seeded 27th, in Thursday’s nightcap.
On the women’s side, world No. 1 and top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus will kick off the day against Canada’s Victoria Mboko, who is seeded 10th.
That match will be followed by 14th-seeded Linda Noskova of Czechia against Australian Talia Gibson. Second-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland will then play ninth-seeded Elina Svitolina of Ukraine.
“I just love playing here, I love the conditions,” said Swiatek, who won the women’s singles titles at Indian Wells in 2022 and 2024. “I started to understand them a bit better a couple of years back. It feels like I can really use my advantages here, so I’m just trying to do that every year.”
In the final women’s match of the night, third-seeded Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan will take on fifth-seeded American Jessica Pegula.
The women’s semifinals will be played Friday, and the men’s semifinals will take place Saturday. The tournament concludes Sunday. More information can be found at bnpparibasopen.com.