Indian Wells: Defending champion Draper rallies to beat Djokovic to reach quarterfinals

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

Draper wore down the 38-year-old Serb superstar successful a carnal 3rd set, denying Djokovic his archetypal instrumentality to the quarterfinals since the past of his 5 Indian Wells titles successful 2016.

Djkovic, playing his archetypal tourney since falling to Carlos Alcaraz successful the Australian Open final, looked to beryllium feeling the strain arsenic a punishing 3rd acceptable unfolded.

Draper, playing his 2nd lawsuit since missing the amended portion of six months with an limb injury, volition instrumentality connected 11th-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev for a spot successful the semifinals.