The German Alexander Zverev, 4th player in the world, was released on Friday in the quarterfinals of the Indian Wells Master 1000 by the American Taylor Fritz (39th in the world) in three sets 6-4, 3-6, 7-6.
The match lasted 2h20.
Zverev, Olympic champion in Tokyo and seeded No. 3 in the tournament, had beaten the French Gaël Monfils (18th) in the previous round in straight sets 6-1, 6-3.
Taylor Fritz, winner of his first tournament in 2019 in Eastbourne, England, will face Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili (29th) in the semi-finals, who surprised earlier in the day with the Greek Stefanos Tsitsipas, 3rd world player, in three sets, 6-4, 2-6, 6-4.