World no. 3 Carlos Alcaraz is safely through to his fourth consecutive Indian Wells quarter-final. The 21-year-old faced Grigor Dimitrov in the fourth round and produced a convincing 6-1, 6-1 triumph in an hour and 14 minutes.

Grigor Dimitrov will compete in the last 16 in Indian Wells for the fourth time in the previous five years. The Bulgarian faced his great friend Gael Monfils in the third round and prevailed 7-6, 4-6, 7-6 in three hours and one minute.

The world number three from Spain defied the difficult windy conditions on Stadium Court to deliver a dominant performance against a player who had won their past two encounters