Cameron Norrie earned a straight sets 6-2 6-4 win against Andrey Rublev at Indian Wells to reach the quarter finals.
Norrie had previously beaten Taro Daniel in a comeback win, and the British No. 1 carried on his good form from the Rio Open against his Russian opponent on Tuesday.
Norrie was in ruthless mood as he converted each of his five break points and his consistent service game helped him to a relatively straightforward result.
Earlier, Daniil Medvedev beat Alexander Zverev in a challenging 6-7(5-7) 7-6(7-5) 7-5 last 16 tie.
Zverev, meanwhile, had beaten Finland’s Emil Ruusuvuori in a 7-5 1-6 7-5 win, meaning both players had gone the distance in their previous match, with little time to recover.
Zverev reached the second round of the Australian Open in the first big tournament of the year, and Medevdev went just one further so both were looking to find their best form.
The first set was tough for them both, decided by an exacting 7-5 tie-break in Zverev’s favour.
Medvedev then won two consecutive sets by slim margins to reach the quarter-finals.
In another of the day’s men’s matches, Spain’s Alejandro Davidovich Fokina secured a 6-3 6-4 victory against Chile’s Cristian Garin.
The victor sent down five aces against his rival and also dominated when he forced break points, winning four of five offered up to him.
Norrie takes on Andrey Rublev for the chance to join Davidovich Fokina and Medvedev in the last eight.
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