Francis Tiafoe will miss Indian Wells after losing to Daniil Medvedev 7-5, 7-6, with the Russian set to face Carlos Alcaraz or Yannick Sinner in the final.
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Daniil Medvedev overcame Frances Tiafoe 7-5 7-6 (4) on Saturday to secure a place in his first final at Indian Wells where he will face either top seed Carlos Alcaraz or Italy’s Yannick Sinner.
The victory continued an impressive run for the Russian player, who has won 19 consecutive matches and is one victory away from adding another title.
He won titles in Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai last month.
The fifth-seeded Russian had a fantastic chance to get an early break until Tiafoe, who came into the match having not dropped a set in Indian Wells, came back impressively from 0-40 in the fifth game of the opening set to hold serve.
But Medvedev made the most of the next break point when he desperately volleyed the ball from near his toes as it clipped the wire of the net and fell inside the line for a 6-5 lead before he went on to serve in love to take the set.
Francis Tiafoe was defeated in a hard-fought contest with Daniil Medvedev
Medvedev is in great shape after winning several tournaments last month
Tiafoe and Medvedev hugged the net after the match
Medvedev then volleyed an incredible forehand down the line to break Tiafoe in the opener of the second set and five games later pulled away the first break point he had faced all day and clinched what appeared to be a comfortable 4-2 lead.
But Tiafoe did well to save three match points on serve to move to 4-5 and later leveled the set when Medvedev double-faulted on his second break point.
Medvedev, who came to Indian Wells seeking his fifth ATP Masters 1000 title, responded quickly with a love break, but Tiafoe hit back and took four more match points to force a tiebreaker. (Reporting by Frank Bing in Toronto; Editing by Prietha Sarkar)
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