Indian Wells 2025 Semi Final Recap

The 2025 BNP Paribas Open remaining is ready, and it’s a showdown few predicted at the beginning of the event.

Jack Draper surprised two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz in a rollercoaster semifinal, whereas Holger Rune outsmarted Daniil Medvedev with a masterclass in techniques and composure.

Each gamers produced assertion wins to succeed in the most important remaining of their careers and can now battle for his or her first ATP Masters 1000 title in Indian Wells on Sunday.

The recap, stats and highlights from each semis are under.

Day Eleven 2025 BNP Paribas Open Semi-Remaining Outcomes

Winner
Loser
Scoreline

Holger Rune (12)
Daniil Medvedev (5)
7-5 6-4

Jack Draper (13)
Carlos Alcaraz (2)
6-1 0-6 6-4

Rune Slices and Dices Previous Medvedev

Holger Rune delivered one other composed efficiency in Indian Wells as he comfortably dispatched two-time runner-up Daniil Medvedev 7-5 6-4.

The Dane got here armed with a transparent tactical plan, mixing selection and persistence from the baseline, making use of loads of air to his photographs to remain within the factors and utilizing slices to frustrate Medvedev and attain his first ATP Masters 1000 remaining since Paris 2022.

Pre-match, I believed it could be Medvedev who brought on Rune to interrupt away from any tactical plan he had and go for low-percentage photographs, however the roles had been fully reversed.

Medvedev had no solutions from the again of the court docket, couldn’t hit by way of Rune and was pushed into making errors.

We had been spoiled for a few years watching Federer’s capability within the forecourt, so I used to be tremendous disillusioned with how Medvedev struggled in that space. When he’s 10 ft behind the baseline, he’s an absolute beast, however get him up close to the service line, and he’s exterior the High 500.

Rune’s slice isn’t a standout shot; these had been simply sluggish, floated balls that weren’t significantly low or tough, but Medvedev couldn’t do something with them.

I used to be, nevertheless, impressed with how Rune executed the plan; it was drilled into him pre-match and labored flawlessly. He by no means regarded in a lot bother; his velocity received him to each ball simply, and understanding he might float the ball again in and get to the following gave him confidence.

Traditionally, he’s misplaced fairly a number of matches from making horrible choices. I distinctly keep in mind his match vs Wawrinka in Indian Wells a few years in the past, the place he performed some terrible photographs on the finish of the third set, however there was none of that right here, and if he can sustain one of these composed play, then the clay needs to be a great stretch for him.

It means every thing. The job isn’t over but, but it surely feels superb. Taking part in Daniil is likely one of the hardest challenges for me on Tour. I managed to beat him the primary time [we played], however we all know one another effectively. I clearly had the suitable techniques, but it surely was nonetheless so troublesome as a result of he places in nice effort and is tremendous strong. So, I’m very pleased with myself. It’s about discovering the suitable tempo, and fortunately I’ve received good leg work, so I can attain many balls. It’s a really particular tactical plan that I made with my coach yesterday night and this morning. It’s about discovering the suitable tempo and which photographs to hit, as a result of so many gamers miss too many photographs in opposition to Daniil. He makes you go for extra, so I’m tremendous proud that I managed to seek out the suitable rhythm. Rune on his win.

Match Stats

Holger Rune
Daniil Medvedev

Aces
1
2

Double Faults
2
0

1st Serve Proportion
67%
50%

1st Serve Factors Received
72% (34/47)
67% (20/30)

2nd Serve Factors Received
61% (14/23)
53% (16/30)

Break Factors Saved
50% (1/2)
25% (1/4)

1st Return Factors Received
33% (10/30)
28% (13/47)

2nd Return Factors Received
47% (14/30)
39% (9/23)

Break Factors Transformed
75% (3/4)
50% (1/2)

Winners
20
16

Unforced Errors
28
27

Web Factors Received
70% (7/10)
77% (10/13)

Max Factors In Row
69% (48/70)
60% (36/60)

Service Factors Received
40% (24/60)
31% (22/70)

Return Factors Received
55% (72/130)
45% (58/130)

Complete Factors Received
55% (72/130)
45% (58/130)

Service Video games Received
91% (10/11)
73% (8/11)

Return Video games Received
27% (3/11)
9% (1/11)

Complete Video games Received
59% (13/22)
41% (9/22)

Draper Downs Defending Champion Alcaraz

Within the day’s second semi-final, Jack Draper ended Carlos Alcaraz’s 16-match profitable streak in Indian Wells, pulling off a 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 upset to succeed in his first ATP Masters 1000 remaining.

With the win, Draper will break into the High 10 within the ATP Rankings for the primary time, climbing to No. 8, and his sport is an actual handful, particularly in some of these situations.

That heavy, lefty topspin forehand does a variety of harm, and Alcaraz didn’t discover a solution to counter it. Pre-match, I believed it could be shut, as in all 4 of their earlier matches, Draper has brought on Alcaraz issues, however I believed Carlos’s velocity and talent to rise up the court docket would show the distinction.

Nonetheless, Alcaraz regarded very flat from the outset. Simply watching his cut up step, there wasn’t that typical bounce or large base in his sport that lets him play just like the energizer bunny. Nerves? Simply a kind of days? Over 5, he would possibly have the ability to discover a manner, however the perfect of three doesn’t provide you with any wiggle room.

Draper took full benefit of that within the opener, and though he went off the boil within the second, he was the stronger participant within the third.

Did the “not up” name make a distinction? I don’t assume so.

It was a wierd match in all honesty. Carlos got here out a bit flat, I sensed that. I had an opportunity within the first sport of the second, and he got here up with an ace. What occurred to him occurred to me, I received tight, I had low vitality. In opposition to the highest gamers on this planet, they’ll change their momentum in a short time. I received misplaced on the market for 25 minutes, however within the third, I used to be actually pleased with my competitiveness, my angle and I one way or the other managed to recover from the road. Draper on the match.