Jack Draper will meet Carlos Alcaraz in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells after knocking out America’s Ben Shelton in straight sets. It will be the British tennis player’s maiden Masters 1000 semi-final.

Jack Draper beats Ben Shelton on a cold and blustery evening in Indian Wells to set up a tantalising semi-final against Carlos Alcaraz.

Ben Shelton and Jack Draper are headed to their first tour-level competition. Both will try to make their first Masters 1000 semifinals.

Two-time Indian Wells champion Iga Swiatek avenged her shock Paris Olympics loss to Zheng Qinwen with a 6-3 6-3 win over the Chinese eighth seed on Thursday to reach the semi-finals in the California desert,

Draper had already beaten Americans Jenson Brooksby and Taylor Fritz, in addition to topping rising star João Fonseca of Brazil in his opening round.

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.’ The Brit – currently sitting at a new career high of world No 11 in the live ATP rankings – had previously never reached the last four of a Masters 1000 event,

Jack Draper earned one of the biggest wins of his career on Thursday when he topped Ben Shelton 6-4, 7-5 in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, Calif.