Jannik Sinner stops Taylor Fritz in Indian Wells quarters

Jannik Sinner ended Taylor Fritz's title defense in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open on Thursday in Indian Wells, Calif., as the 11th-seeded Italian prevailed 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

Fritz, a 25-year-old Southern California native, was seeded fourth in his return to the desert after he beat Rafael Nadal in the final last year.

In the last quarterfinal match, top-seeded Carlos Alcaraz of Spain knocked off eighth-seeded F