Wildcard Nick Kyrgios has advanced to the Indian Wells Masters quarter-finals without needing to hit a ball in the round of 16 but his countryman Alex de Minaur was ousted.

Kyrgios will play Rafael Nadal or John Isner in the quarter-finals at Indian Wells after he received a walkover when Italian Jannik Sinner withdrew from the tournament due to illness.

De Minaur’s attempt to join his fellow Australian in the next round was thwarted by California local Taylor Fritz 3-6 6-4 7-6 (7-5).

The 29th-seeded de Minaur took the first set but Fritz fought back to prevail in a third-set tiebreaker.

De Minaur was up an early break in the deciding set before he battled back from a break down.

The tiebreaker went with serve until the 12th point when 20th-seed Fritz forced a backhand error from de Minaur.

De Minaur falls to 0-7 in round of 16 matches at ATP Masters 1000 events.

Fritz moves on to play unseeded Serbian Miomir Kecmanovic, who stunned world No.6 Matteo Berrettini, winning 6-3 6-7 (5-7) 6-4.

Kecmanovic absorbed his opponent’s power serve in the first set, converting on a break point chance in the fourth game, as a frustrated Berrettini won just eight return points.

Italian Berrettini, who reached his first grand slam final at Wimbledon last year, won a tense tiebreak to level proceedings.

Kecmanovic kept the pressure on Berrettini in the deciding set and pounced to break serve to love in the final game.

AAP

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