Daniil Medvedev surges into Indian Wells final after beating Frances Tiafoe

19.03.2023 - 02:51 theguardian.com

Daniil Medvedev continued his winning run by defeating Frances Tiafoe to reach his first BNP Paribas Open final in Indian Wells.

The former world No 1 arrived in the Californian desert having won successive tournaments in Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai and he has maintained that form impressively.

American Tiafoe saved seven match points in a spirited ending to the first semi-final but eventually fell to a 7-5, 7-6 (4) defeat as Medvedev made it 19 victories in a row.

The Russian, who hurt his ankle and thumb in falls in his last two matches, broke serve in the 11th game of the opening set, and looked well on his way to victory with another break to start the second.

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