Norrie to meet Dimitrov in semis

Cameron Norrie routed 11thseeded Diego Schwartzman 6-0, 6-2 on Thursday to reach the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open and extend the best season of his career.

Norrie needed just 73 minutes to dismantle Schwartzman, who finally held serve to open the second set, drawing cheers from the small crowd at Indian Wells Tennis Garden, where attendance has been capped at well below capacity because of the coronavirus pandemic.

“For my biggest match of my career to play like I did and execute like I did was the biggest thing that I’m most happy with,” Norrie said.

Angelique Kerber lost to 21stseeded Paula Badosa 6-4, 7-5.