Jack Draper plays 'Best Match' to defeat 'Amazing' Taylor Fritz and reach the Maiden quarter-finals in Indian Wells

Jack Draper's strong start to the 2025 campaign continued with a straight victory over the No. 3 seed Taylor Fritz to achieve his first Indian Wells quarter-finals.

In a close first set, British No. 1 only found a breakthrough on the serve of his American opponent in the 11th game – 6-5 before sealing the opening set with a hold to 15.

But Draper firmly put two immediate breaks in the second set when he took the lead 5-1. A late wobble threatened to derail the impressive performance of the 23-year-old when Fritz gathered to circled him to 5: 4, but the British finally saw the difficult to build up to build a last clash with Ben Shelton.

“It is the best game that I played here in the three years in which I was here,” said Draper after his 7-5 6-4 victory. “There were a few moments here and there when I was brave about which I talked to my coach before the game.

“Taylor is such an amazing player, so I'm very proud of it.”

“I would like to play against the best players in the world so that I can show what I am.

“I think I can beat everyone and play a great tennis. It's just about doing it more and more, which gives me more belief.”

Elcaraz Grigor Dimitrov, 6-1, emphasized elsewhere in California, while Daniil Medwedev and Francisco Cerundolo also sealed the passage to the quarter -finals.

In the meantime, Belinda Bencic enforced her strong return from maternity leave by lowering the Koko -GaISF No. 3.

The gold medalist of the Olympic Games in Tokyo took the Abu Dhabi Trophy in February for her first cutlery since his mother and has had a strong form since returning to sport.

Her Australian Open Run ended in the last 16 of Gauff, but the Swiss star revenge this defeat with a 3: 6-6: 6: 4 victory against the American in California, who scored a quarter-finals against Melbourne-Champion Madison Keys.

“Of course, they practice and work hard all their lives and therefore work super nice to play in this kind of atmosphere,” said Bencic in their interview on the pitch.

“The way they cheered before the game … I had shaking frost and goosebumps and simply put the serve into the yard because I was so nervous.”

Aryna Sabalenka also secured her route up to the last eight, while Jasmine Paolini No. 6 fell against Liudmila Samsonova – and suffered in Bagel in Bagel in just 20 minutes before fell in the second 6-4.