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Jack the giant slayer! Draper ends Alcaraz’s reign at Indian Wells

They won semifinal matches Friday night in chilly conditions. Draper ended Alcaraz's 16-match winning streak in the ATP Masters 1000 event in the California desert

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Carlos Alcaraz. pic

Carlos Alcaraz. pic

Jack Draper toppled two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz 6-1, 0-6, 6-4 to reach the BNP Paribas Open final. The 13th-seeded Draper will face 12th-seeded Holger Rune on Sunday. Rune beat fifth-seeded Daniil Medvedev 7-6, 6-4 in the first semifinal for his 150th tour-level victory. In the women's final Sunday, top-seeded Aryna Sabalenka will play 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva. They won semifinal matches Friday night in chilly conditions. Draper ended Alcaraz's 16-match winning streak in the ATP Masters 1000 event in the California desert.

The 23-year-old English left-hander " set to break into the top 10 in the world for the first time Monday " won last year in Vienna and Stuttgart for his lone tour titles. He's 2-3 against Alcaraz. Alcaraz, seeded second, missed a chance to become the youngest player to win three consecutive singles titles at any ATP Tour event " and just the third to do it at Indian Wells. The 21-year-old Spanish star won in Rotterdam in February for his 17th ATP Tour title. The 21-year-old Rune, from Denmark, snapped a seven-match losing streak in semifinals. He's 2-2 against Medvedev.

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