British tennis star Jack Draper defeated Francisco Cerundolo 6-1, 7-5 at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, setting up a fourth-round clash with Novak Djokovic. The 24-year-old Briton, returning from injury, converted just six of 14 break points but won 79% of first-serve points against the Argentine.

Draper will face Djokovic for the first time since their 2021 Wimbledon encounter, where the Serbian won in four sets on his way to a seventh All England Club title. Earlier on the same day, Djokovic defeated American Aleksandar Kovacevic 6-4, 1-6, 6-4 to reach the last 16 at Indian Wells for the first time since 2017.

Britain's Cameron Norrie, the 2021 Indian Wells champion, also advanced to the fourth round with a 6-4, 6-4 victory over sixth seed Alex de Minaur. Draper, defending his Indian Wells crown after a lengthy injury lay-off, acknowledged the challenge ahead, calling Djokovic "the greatest player of all time" and emphasizing the need to "up his game" for the upcoming match.