India’s Yuki Bhambri entered his maiden ATP Masters 1000 semifinal as he and his Swedish partner Andre Goransson defeated Alexander Erler and Andrea Vavassori in straight sets in Indian Wells.

The 33-year-old Indian had previously reached the doubles quarter-finals at the Masters 1000 level twice, including at Indian Wells last year.

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Bhambri and Goransson defeated the Austrian-Italian pair 6-3 7-6 in the quarterfinals that lasted over one hour 30 minutes.

The Indo-Swedish duo dominated on their first serve, winning 83 per cent of the points (29/35), which proved crucial in taking the second-set tie-break and closing out the match.

They will take on France’s Arthur Rinderknech and Monaco’s Valentin Vacherot in the semifinals on Friday.

Rinderknech and Vacherot defeated the Russian duo of Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov 6-3 6-4 in their quarterfinal.

Defending champion Jack Draper rallied to beat Novak Djokovic 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) on Wednesday (March 11, 2026) to reach the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000.

Draper wore down the 38-year-old Serb superstar in a physical third set, denying Djokovic his first return to the quarterfinals since the last of his five Indian Wells titles in 2016.

Djkovic, playing his first tournament since falling to Carlos Alcaraz in the Australian Open final, looked to be feeling the strain as a punishing third set unfolded.

Draper, playing his second event since missing the better part of six months with an arm injury, will take on 11th-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev for a place in the semifinals.