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Nishikori, Sock, Federer, Kyrgios Aim For Indian Wells SF Spots

• No. 4 seed Kei Nishikori and No. 17 seed Jack Sock will meet in Friday’s second quarter-final. Nishikori, who defeated Donald Young on Wednesday, has dominated Americans in recent years. The World No. 5 is 29-3 against Americans since the start of the 2013 season, including a 4-0 run at the BNP Paribas Open. Nishikori has split two FedEx ATP Head 2 Head meetings with Sock. He is seeking his first semi-final in Indian Wells. • Sock is appearing in his third consecutive ATP Masters 1000 quarter-final after finishing the 2016 season strongly at Shanghai and Paris. The No. 1 American is bidding for the biggest singles win of his career after losing his first seven matches against Top...

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Marathon Man Wawrinka Survives Thiem

Stan Wawrinka survived a gripping contest with Dominic Thiem on Thursday night at the BNP Paribas Open, beating the Austrian 6-4, 4-6, 7-6(2) to reach the semifinals at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. "The level was really high tonight. I'm really happy with the way I was playing, the way I found a way to win it,” said Wawrinka. “He's a strong player, really tough to play. I think in general we both played at a high level, and the match came down to only one or two points. In the third-set tie-break, I served really well. I was really focused on not giving him anything.” The third-seeded Swiss will face Pablo Carreno Busta, who earlier saved two match points...

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