Holger Rune beats Stefanos Tsitsipas to reach ninth Masters 1000 QF in Indian Wells. Rune is the first Scandinavian since Stefan Edberg in 1994-95 to advance to consecutive quarter-finals in the California desert. Tallon Griekspoor becomes the first Dutchman to reach the last eight at a Masters 1000 since Robin Haase in Toronto in 2018. The 12th seed earned his 16th Top 10 win and first on an outdoor hard court, Rune will aim to continue his run when he meets Grieks poor in the lastEight. The World No. 13 reached the fourth round at the Australian Open but struggled in February, failing to record consecutive wins at tour-level events in Rotterdam, Buenos Aires and Acapulco. The Dutchman upset No. 2 in the ATP Rankings Alexander Zverev in the second round of the tournament in Dubai. The Australian Open starts in Melbourne on March 14. The U.S. Open starts on March 18.