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.

Daniil Medvedev has explained his extreme celebration after beating Arthur Fils in the Indian Wells quarter-final. It was a rollercoaster match - the Russian lead by a break in the decider and then trailed by a break before taking it in a nail-biting tiebreak. Afterwards, he leapt into the air four times on his way to shake hands with Fils.

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.

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,