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Alcaraz’s Indian Wells three-peat bid on track with Draper next up

Spain's Carlos Alcaraz returns a shot as he defeats Francisco Cerundolo (not pictured) in the quarterfinal of the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Well Tennis Garden [Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Image/Reuters]

Carlos Alcaraz’s chase of a three-peat at India Wells continued on Thursday evening as the Spaniard overcame Francisco Cerundolo and will face Jack Draper, who in turn ended the hopes of the youngest American since 2004 to reach the event’s quarterfinals.

Ben Shelton, at 22, had made headlines for his run on home soil but was stopped by Draper, of the United Kingdom, who claimed a straight sets 6-4 7-5 victory.

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