Stan Wawrinka discusses his quarter-final over Dominic Thiem at the BNP Paribas Open and looks ahead to playing Pablo Carreno Busta. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
Watch Thursday highlights from the 2017 BNP Paribas Open, where there were quarter-final victories for Pablo Carreno Busta and Stan Wawrinka. Watch live matches at tennistvcom. Photo: Getty Images
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...
Watch Hot Shot as Stan Wawrinka hits a stunning winner to wrap up the first set against Dominic Thiem. Watch live matches at tennistv.com. Photo: Getty Images
• Top 10 players and Top 2 Pablos will battle in the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals on Thursday when No. 3 seed Stan Wawrinka meets No. 8 seed Dominic Thiem and No. 21 seed Pablo Carreno Busta faces No. 27 seed Pablo Cuevas. Three of the four boast one-handed backhands (Wawrinka, Thiem and Cuevas) and all four are bidding for their first Indian Wells semi-final. • Wawrinka rallied Wednesday after lucky loser Yoshihito Nishioka served for their fourth-round match twice. The top-ranked Swiss owns a 2-1 FedEx ATP Head 2 Head record against Thiem. He is 0-2 in Indian Wells quarter-finals, falling to Novak Djokovic in 2008 and Roger Federer in 2011. Wawrinka has reached as many ATP World Tour...
