<img title="Nick Kyrgios of Australia plays a forehand during his straight set victory against Novak Djokovic" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2017/mar/Nick-Kyrgios16.jpg" alt="Nick Kyrgios of Australia plays a forehand during his straight set victory against Novak Djokovic" />Nick Kyrgios of Australia plays a forehand during his straight set victory against Novak Djokovic of Serbia in their fourth round match during day ten of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Pics/Clive Brunskill/Getty Images/AFP
Nick Kyrgios ended Novak Djokovic's 19-match winning run at Indian Wells by beating the Serb 6-4 7-6(3) to reach the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals on Wednesday, while Roger Federer also advanced with a straight sets win over Rafa Nadal.
Australian Kyrgios had beaten Djokovic in the quarter-finals in Acapulco almost two weeks ago in their first career meeting, and repeated the feat on Wednesday to reach the last eight, where he will face Federer.
<img title="Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates his win over Rafael Nadal" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2017/mar/Federer16.jpg" alt="Roger Federer of Switzerland celebrates his win over Rafael Nadal" />
The Swiss defeated Nadal 6-2 6-3 in the 36th meeting between the pair.
Federer, who got the better of his Spanish rival in a thrilling five-setter at the Australian Open final in January, broke Nadal&acirc;&iquest;&iquest;s serve to open the match then survived a break point to hold with a backhand winner down the line for 2-0.
<img title="Rafael Nadal of Spain congratulates Roger Federer of Switzerland during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden" src="http://images.mid-day.com/images/images/2017/mar/federer-nadal16.jpg" alt="Rafael Nadal of Spain congratulates Roger Federer of Switzerland during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden" />
The Swiss then took a 4-1 lead before sealing the set and continued to press in the second, keeping Nadal on his heels.
In other matches, Japan&acirc;&iquest;&iquest;s Kei Nishikori beat Donald Young 6-2 6-4 and advances to play 17th-seed Jack Sock, who defeated Malek Jaziri in three sets, while Uruguay's Pablo Cuevas upset 11th-seed David Goffin 6-3 3-6 6-3.

Nick Kyrgios ended Novak Djokovic's 19-match winning run at Indian Wells by beating the Serb 6-4 7-6(3) to reach the BNP Paribas Open quarter-finals on Wednesday, while Roger Federer also advanced with a straight sets win over Rafa Nadal

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