Taylor Fritz becomes the first American male to reach back-to-back SFs at Indian Wells since Andy Roddick in 2009-10

Taylor Fritz has become the first American male to reach back-to-back semi-finals at the Indian Wells Masters since former US Open champion Andy Roddick in 2009-10.

The World No. 20 achieved the feat by beating Miomir Kecmanovic 7-6(5), 3-6, 6-1 in the quarterfinals on Friday.

Earlier, the 24-year-old battled past Kamil Majchrzak, Jaume Munar, and Alex de Minaur to advance to the quarterfinals of the Masters event.

Fritz also reached the semi-finals of the Indian Wells Masters last year, defeating the likes of Matteo Berrettini, Jannik Sinner, and Alexander Zverev along the way. However, he was beaten by Nikoloz Basilashvili in straight sets in the semifinals.

Meanwhile, Andy Roddick lost to Rafael Nadal in the semi-finals of the 2009 Indian Wells Masters. He reached the final a year later, before losing to Ivan Ljubicic

Taylor Fritz will lock horns with Andrey Rublev in the semifinals of the 2022 Indian Wells Masters

Andrey Rublev in action against Taylor Fritz at the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships

Fritz will square off against World No. 7 Andrey Rublev in the semifinals of Indian Wells on Saturday. The Russian is currently on a 13-match winning streak.

Rublev has led a brilliant campaign so far, defeating the likes of Dominik Koepfer, Frances Tiafoe, Hubert Hurkacz, and Grigor Dimitrov to reach the semifinals without dropping a set.

Fritz and Rublev's head-to-head is currently tied at 2-2. Fritz won their matches in the 2021 Paris Masters and 2018 Indian Wells Masters, while Rublev won at the 2021 Dubai Tennis Championships and 2018 Next Gen Finals.