Jack Draper defeated American Ben Shelton 6-4, 7-5 in the quarter-finals of Indian Wells, and will next face Carlos Alcaraz – who he has called the "benchmark".
Second seed Carlos Alcaraz eased past Grigor Dimitrov 6-1, 6-1 to reach a fourth consecutive quarter-final at Indian Wells on Thursday.
With Jannik Sinner currently banned, the world number one spot is up for grabs, but Carlos Alcaraz is focused on trophies.
Tennis legend Rafael Nadal heaped praise on youngsters Jannik Sinner, Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek for shaping the modern game.
Carlos Alcaraz is still on course for a three-peat at Indian Wells after a dominant 6-2, 6-4 victory over Denis Shapovalov in the third round.
Carlos Alcaraz cruised to a 6-4 6-2 win against France's Quentin Halys to get his Indian Wells title defence underway.