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If you had the No. 21, No. 23, No. 29 and No. 31 seeds in the men’s singles draw in the final four, give yourself a pat on the back.

But as is often the case when lower-ranked players blaze a trail through a draw, the semifinals can often be nervy affairs without a lot to sink your teeth into.

In the end, No. 21 and No. 29 got through.

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BNP Paribas Open
Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Category: ATP Masters 1000 (joint event with the WTA Tour)
Dates: Oct. 4 – 17, 2021
Prize money: $9,146,125 / $8,761,725
Draws: S96 – D32

Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021
Final results

Singles, semifinals

[21] Cameron Norrie (GBR) def. [23] Grigor Dimitrov (BUL) 62 64
[29] Nikoloz Basilashvili (GEO) def [31] Taylor Fritz (USA) 76 (5) 63