Jack Draper (Photo by AP/PTI) Britain’s Jack Draper scored one of the biggest wins of his career, knocking out former champion Novak Djokovic in a thrilling three-set battle to reach the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells Masters on Wednesday.Draper prevailed 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/5) in a tight affair as the British left-hander overcame the 38-year-old Serbian legend in a physically demanding third set. The result denied Djokovic his first return to the Indian Wells quarter-finals since winning his fifth title at the tournament in 2016.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SIGN UP NOW!“I came out here tonight and I won that match with determination and trying to solve the problem and do my best and have a great attitude,” Draper said after the win, which came in just his second tournament back after a long layoff with a hand injury.The match was close in the opening two sets, but a marathon rally in the first game of the decider proved pivotal. Both players scrambled around the court, chasing drop shots and lobs before Djokovic sealed the point with an overhead winner and collapsed on the court in exhaustion.“One point,” Djokovic said as he reflected on the moment. “It was great to win that point in that game, but I just ran out of gas.Draper broke Djokovic’s serve early but was unable to close out the match at 5-4. The Serb briefly sensed an opportunity when he surged to a 4-3 lead in the tiebreak.“He played a sloppy game to close it at 5-4… The crowd was cheering me on and I could feel the energy,” Djokovic said. “It was like, maybe I’ll take this. It was so, so close.”But Draper held his nerve to seal the upset and set up a quarter-final clash with Daniil Medvedev, who defeated Alex Michelsen 6-2, 6-4.World No.1 Carlos Alcaraz continued his dominant start to the season with a 6-1, 7-6 (7/2) victory over Casper Ruud.“My first set, I think I was unplayable to be honest,” Alcaraz said after extending his unbeaten streak in 2026 to 15 matches. The Spaniard will next face Britain’s Cameron Norrie, who defeated Rinky Hijikata 6-4, 6-2.
