Indian Wells 2022 - Home favourite Taylor Fritz completes semi-final line-up with win over Serbia's Miomir Kecmanovic

Taylor Fritz’s dream of winning a maiden Masters 1000 title on home turf remains intact thanks to a hard-fought win over Miomir Kecmanovic. The American world number 20 came out on top by a 7-6 (5) 3-6 6-1 scoreline to make it back-to-back semi final appearances in the desert. Ad/> Fritz will now face number seven seed Andrey Rublev in the last four on Saturday and he is anticipating another heavy-hitting encounter.

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«He hits the ball big. When we play we are literally just crushing the ball but I’ll have to keep serving the way I am. Every time I’ve played Andrey, attacking the second serve has been a big part of it.» Asked about what it means to once again be just one match away from a Masters 1000 final, he added: /> Rublev's hot streak continues with routine win over Dimitrov Nadal edges volatile Kyrgios to stay perfect in 2022 Norrie's title defence ended by Alcaraz The first stanza of the opening set proved to be an exemplar of powerhouse serving.

Fritz came closest to making a breakthrough when he produced a sublime lob to conclude a bewitching rally but Kecmanovic hit clutch mode to make deuce and level up at 3-3. The American number two had dropped just one point on serve but suddenly came under fire at 5-5 when a loose forehand gave the Serb two break points. Fritz responded to the sudden adversity with real panache, nailing a corking backhand up the line to finish off a 31-shot rally before scrambling out of