18th straight win for Daniil Medvedev earns SF spot at Indian Wells

Daniil Medvedev reached the semi-finals at Indian Wells for the first time in his career on Wednesday, following a straight sets win over Alejandro Davidovich Fokina.

The Russia number five seed looked to be cruising after taking the first set 6-3 with ease, but his Spanish opponents put up stiffer resistance in the second and it was only in the 11th game that Medvedev managed to break through.

There was no time for Davidovich Fokin to respond and Medvedev completed a 6-3 7-5 victory in an hour and 45 minutes.

It was his 18 straight win after collecting three titles in recent weeks and Medvedev will look to make it 19 on his way to a fourth when he takes on Frances Tiafoe, the 16th seed, in the last four.