Britain’s Cameron Norrie was eliminated from Indian Wells in the Quarterfinals

Reigning Indian Wells champion Cameron Norrie was eliminated from this year’s tournament after a 4-6, 3-6 loss to Carlos Alcaraz.

The British no. 1 had strong starts in both sets against the 18-year-old Spaniard but Alcaraz managed to fight back both times and win in straight sets.

Norrie hit 24 winners to Alcaraz’s 38, converting 49 percent of his break points to Alcaraz’s 68 percent.

In his post-match interview, Alcaraz said he had “no words to describe his feelings” as he progressed to his first semi-final at a Masters 1000 tournament.

Next up is his compatriot Rafael Nadal in the semifinals.

Nadal had previously beat Australia’s Nick Kyrgios 7-6 (0) 5-7 6-4 to take his winning streak to 19.