Holger Rune defeated Daniil Medvedev to reach his first Indian Wells Masters final in fine style in California on Saturday night.
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal heaped praise on youngsters Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek for shaping the modern game.
Carlos Alcaraz is still on course for a three-peat at Indian Wells after a dominant 6-2, 6-4 victory over Denis Shapovalov in the third round.
Having lost his last three matches, the normally imperious Novak Djokovic in the midst of a rare poor patch of form.
Novak Djokovic fell at the first hurdle of Indian Wells as he slumped to a shock defeat to Botic van de Zandschulp on Saturday.
Carlos Alcaraz cruised to a 6-4 6-2 win against France's Quentin Halys to get his Indian Wells title defence underway.