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Indian Wells: Grigor Dimitrov stuns US Open champion Daniil Medvedev in 3 sets

YB WEB DESK. Dated: 10/15/2021 3:47:31 PM

New Delhi, Oct 14 Grigor Dimitrov defeated top-seeded Daniil Medvedev 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the fourth round of the BNP Paribas Open, extending a string of upsets that has knocked out other top players. With Medvedev's exit, the combined ATP and WTA competition was left without its top two men's and women's seeds. Karolina Pliskova was knocked out in the third round, and No 2 Iga Swiatek was knocked out in the fourth round. Dimitrov came back from a set and double-break down to defeat Medvedev, the US Open winner who was chasing his fifth victory of the season. Dimitrov, seeded 23rd, won his first match against a top-2 player since 2016, when he defeated Andy Murray in Miami. World No 2 Stefanos Tsitsipas and World No 3 Alexander Zverev competed in night matches in the Southern California desert. For the first time, Dimitrov has reached the quarterfinals at Indian Wells, where he will face No 8 Hubert Hurkacz, who defeated 19th-seeded Asian Karatsev 6-1, 6-3. “I always wanted to do well out here,” Dimitrov said. “I felt like I had so many chances throughout the years. I’ve lost very close matches, matches from match points and everything. I was very determined.” Medvedev won the US Open last month and was attempting to win his fifth title of the season. He seized command right away, connecting on 80 percent of his first serves in the first set. In the second set, the Russian.