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Patna : World No 26 Cameron Norrie, 26, UK, and World No 28 Grigor Dimitrov, 30, Bulgaria, will clash in the men’s singles semi-final of Indian Wells Masters at Indian Wells, California, USA, on October 16, 2021.
21st Seed Cameron Norries brushed aside 11th seed Diego Schwartzman, 29, Argentina, in straight sets 6-0, 6-2 in 73 minutes in quarter-final on October 14, 2021, late night, winning 6 games in a row during the match. Norrie also won 6 break points during the match to just 1 by World No 15 Schwartzman, who committed 4 double faults. None of the two players served any Ace in the match.
23rd Seed Dimitrov upset 8th seed Hubert Hurkacz, 24, Poland, in a three-set thriller 3-6, 6-4, 7-6 in 2hr 37 minutes in quarter-final coming from behind on October 15, 2021. Both the players won 3 break points each during the match. Both of them also won 3 games each in a row during the match. World No 12 Hurkacz, however, hammered 14 Aces during the match to none by Dimitrov. The BUlgarian committed 4 double faults in the match to 1 by the Pole.