Indian Wells: Daniil Medvedev storms past Grigor Dimitrov as Casper Ruud and Tommy Paul also win

Daniil Medvedev surged into the quarter-finals of Indian Wells by beating Grigor Dimitrov 6-4 6-4.

Medvedev, who is playing in only his third tournament of the season, finished runner-up to Carlos Alcaraz 12 months ago at Indian Wells, which is seen by many as tennis’ unofficial fifth major.

The Russian will face Denmark’s Holger Rune or USA’s Taylor Fritz in the last eight.

“It’s not easy for everyone to play…