Taylor Fritz swept aside seventh seed Andrey Rublev 7-5 6-4 on Saturday to become the first American man to reach the Indian Wells final in a decade.
Fritz now awaits the winner of an all-Spanish semi-final clash of generations with 21-time Grand Slam winner Rafa Nadal taking on 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz.
"It doesn't seem real," said Fritz, after reaching his first ATP Tour Masters 1000 final. "It's a dream come true. Rublev arrived at Indian Wells riding the momentum from back-to-back titles in Marseille and Dubai but saw his 13-match winning run come to a screeching end in the California desert. The American had looked in complete command serving for the opening set at 5-3 when Rublev finally began to hit his mark and broke back.
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