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01:10 CET - World number 11 Daniil Medvedev ends Carlos Alcaraz's 16-match winning streak to start 2026 with a 6-3, 7-6 (3) win to make the final of Indian Wells. Converting both of his break point chances in the match, Medvedev stepped it up in the tiebreak by winning six points in a row before serving an ace to finish off the number one player in the world. He will face Jannik Sinner in Sunday's final.
00:10 CET - That was a very strong first set from Daniil Medvedev, who comes out on top 6-3 over the world number one Carlos Alcaraz. The 11th seeded converted on his only break point opportunity to take a one set lead.
23:41 CET - Who will face Sinner in tomorrow's final? The battle to join him in it is now underway, with Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev out on court.
Alcaraz has to be considered the favourite given he's won all 16 of his matches in 2026, but Medvedev is on a nine-match winning run himself, and hasn't dropped a single set in any of those matches.
If he can produce the level that he has over the last few weeks, this could be a cracker.
23:11 CET - Jannik Sinner moves into the Indian Wells final!
It was a much tighter second set, lasting just under an hour, That was largely thanks to a much-improved display from Zverev, who upped his first-serve percentage by 10%, and largely down to Sinner making far more unforced errors, 11 as opposed to two in the opener.
However, the Italian remained rock-solid on his serve, especially in the big moments, and his reward is a first final at this tournament.
As a result, he becomes just the sixth player ever to reach the last two of every Masters 1000 event, after the Big Four and Daniil Medvedev.
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22:16 CET - Wow. That was one of Sinner's best sets of the year.
The Italian made just five unforced errors and lost just four points on serve on his way to claiming it 6-2 in just 32 minutes. Zverev only faced two break points himself, but lost them both, and really struggled on his second serve.
Follow every point of the second set here.
21:09 CET - Siniakova and Townsend claimed the doubles title with a straight-sets but hard-fought win, prevailing 7-6, 6-4 after one hour and 36 minutes.
Our attention now turns to the men's singles, with Jannik Sinner facing Alexander Zverev in 20 minutes.
It's a match-up that Sinner has enjoyed in recent times, with the world number two winning their last meetings, but the German did win a set in two of them and claimed three victories in a row before that run.
19:06 CET - If you're looking for something to watch while you await the start of the men's semis, the women's doubles final at Indian Wells is about to get underway.
In it, Australian Open holders Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend will go up against Doha holders Anna Danilina and Aleksandra Krunic.
18:00 CET - Good evening and welcome to our coverage of men's semi-finals day at Indian Wells, as we look ahead to a pair of huge clashes in California!
The first semi-final gets underway in a few hours at 21:30 CET, as world number two Jannik Sinner comes up against familiar foe Alexander Zverev, with both men targeting a maiden final at the Masters 1000 event.
Sinner leads the head-to-head record 6-4, and has won their last five meetings dating back to 2023.
Following that match, the second semi-final sees the imperious top seed Carlos Alcaraz take on two-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev anytime from 23:00 CET.
Having beaten Medvedev in both of those finals in 2023 and 2024, Alcaraz is targeting a third title at Indian Wells as he looks to continue his incredible start to 2026.
The Spaniard dominates the head-to-head record (6-2), winning each of their last four encounters.
Read an in-depth preview of both semi-finals here!
