Cameron Norrie beats Jenson Brooksby to reach Indian Wells quarter-finals

Great Britain’s Cameron Norrie made it through his fourth round match at Indian Wells with a 6-2 6-4 win over American Jenson Brooksby.

The British number one and world number 12 is looking to retain the title after winning the 2021 tournament.

He will play Spanish world number 19 Carlos Alcaraz in the quarter-finals. The 18-year-old Alcaraz had earlier secured a 7-5 6-1 victory over Gael Monfils .

Meanwhile, Rafael Nadal continued his winning streak, achieving his 18th consecutive win by defeating American Reilly Opelka 7-6 (3) 7-6 (5).

The 35-year-old won in straight sets and will face Australian Nick Kyrgios on Thursday in the quarter-finals.

In his post-match interview he said Opelka was “one of the toughest opponents on tour” but he had played his best match of the tournament so far to win.

Earlier action saw Kyrgios, Russia’s Andrew Rublev and Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic pass through their fourth round matches.

Kecmanovic will play Taylor Fritz and Rublev will play Gregor Dimitrov in the quarter-finals.

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