Jack Draper and Holger Rune will battle it out for the right to be called Indian Wells champion.
The first Masters 1000 event of the season has been kind to both players and they have mastered the tricky conditions better than the rest of their rivals.
The British number one reached his second final of the year while the Dane will compete in his first.
The Indian Wells final between two of the tour’s top young players looks set to be an exciting one, and it will also be the first of its kind.
Jack Draper and Holger Rune make ATP Tour history at Indian Wells
Jack Draper reached his first Masters 1000 final with a huge win over defending champion Carlos Alcaraz.
In a strange match with significant momentum swings, Draper dominated set one before stormed back to take complete control of set two.
The third set was more of an even affair, as Draper claimed two breaks of serve to go up 5-2, but Alcaraz claimed one back and consolidated it to reduce the deficit to 5-4. But at the second time of asking, Draper successfully served for the match.
Rune levelled his head-to-head rivalry against Daniil Medvedev by section 7-5, 6-4 victory to reach the Indian Wells final for the first time.
Following Draper and Rune’s progress to the championship match, their final will be the first at ATP Masters 1000 or Grand Slam level to take place between two players born after the year 2000.
Jack Draper set to enter the ATP’s top 10 for the first time after reaching Indian Wells final
Draper has been knocking on the door of the ATP Tour’s top 10 for the last several months.
In 2024 he showed what he is capable of when he made it to his first Grand Slam semi-final and also won the first two ATP titles of his career in Stuttgart and Vienna.
Draper will now compete for a third title on Sunday at Indian Wells and he is delighted to become the newest member of the top 10 on Monday.
“It feels unbelievable,” Draper told Sky Sports about his latest achievement. “When the guy said it on the court I felt emotional.
“We’ve been through so much over the last year with injuries and setbacks. It’s such a tough sport and we give so much to it and yeah, it feels incredible. “
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