Medvedev — whose last ATP title was in the 2023 Italian Open — is now one win away from reaching his third straight finals at the BNP Paribas Open.

The match between Daniil Medvedev and Arthur Fils in the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 was one of the best of the entire season so far. The Russian ace has not found his best tennis yet, but he is on his way to returning to the highest level and has started to fight again on every single point as in the past.

Holger Rune delivered the shot of the tournament in his win over Stefanos Tsitsipas on Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals at Indian Wells. Later, in a late-starting match after several rain delays, Daniil Medvedev defeated local hope Tommy Paul 6-4,

After struggling a lot even in the first tournaments of the new season, Daniil Medvedev seems to have found some brilliance in recent weeks. The Russian ace – who had already shown some positive signs during the ATP 500 in Doha and Dubai – reached the quarterfinals at the 'BNP Paribas Open' in Indian Wells without losing a single set.