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The Spaniard came back from a set down to beat qualifier Bergs 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the first round of the tournament in Rome on Thursday.

The Belarusian second seed triumphed 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (7/5) and will face world number one Iga Swiatek on Saturday in a rematch of last year's final.

Medvedev, who felt hard done by a couple of refereeing calls in the second round, lost to Kanchanov 6-3, 7-5 in the third round while taking issue with certain decisions made by the official during the fixture against compatriot Kanchanov.

The 26-year-old Indian registered a 6-2 6-3 win over eighth-seeded Cobolli. Nagal will now be up against the winner of the two Argentinians, Facundo Diaz Acosta and Diego Schwartzman, in his final qualifier fixture.

Carlos Alcaraz, who won the Indian Wells title 11 days prior and the Miami Open in 2022, was devastated by the loss. He was three wins away from becoming the first player to win the Sunshine Double since Roger Federer in 2017.

The top seeds Bopanna, who won his first Grand Slam men's doubles in Australia this year, and Ebden defeated Granollers and Zeballos 6-1, 6-4 in the semifinals on Thursday.

Collins will face the winner of Wednesday's other quarter-final between her compatriot Jessica Pegula and Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova, who knocked out world number one Iga Swiatek in the previous round.

Osaka said her performance was the best since she returned to the tour at Brisbane in January.

Medvedev also had to fight back in a 1-6, 7-6 (7/3), 6-2 victory over 17th-ranked American Tommy Paul. In the final he'll be out to thwart Alcaraz's bid to become the first repeat Indian Wells ATP champion.

In Sunday's final, Alcaraz will face either fourth-seeded Russian Daniil Medvedev or American Tommy Paul with a chance to become the first repeat Indian Wells ATP champion since Novak Djokovic won three straight titles from 2014-2016.

Navarro, ranked 23rd in the world, pushed Sabalenka hard on a breezy Stadium Court to notch her first career win over a top-five player 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.

Reigning champion Medvedev is bidding to defend an ATP title for the first time, having won 20 trophies at Tour-level events in his career but all at different tournaments.

Swiatek claimed her 18th career singles title, and her first of the 2024 season. Her only defeat in the last 23 matches was to Czech teen Linda Noskova in the Australian Open third round.

Naomi Osaka, who is rebuilding her career after maternity leave, went down 7-6 (8/6), 7-6 (7/5) Karolina Pliskova in the Qatar Open.

Rafael Nadal put off his return to the tennis tour because he isn't yet healthy enough to play, announcing that he will sit out next week's Qatar Open.

Sahaja Yamalapalli said her target is to play in the qualifying draws for the Grand Slams this year.