 "Injured Tomic gifts Djokovic spot in Indian Wells semis")
Top-seeded Serb Novak Djokovic was gifted a place in the BNP Paribas Open semi-finals when Australian Bernard Tomic pulled out of their quarter-final on Thursday, citing a back injury. [caption id=“attachment_1783931” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]  Novak Djokovic. Reuters[/caption] Tomic, ranked 32nd, had reached the last eight at an elite ATP Masters 1000 event for the first time with a 6-4 4-6 6-4 victory over compatriot Thanasi Kokkinakis in the previous round. Serbian world number one Djokovic, who is bidding for a fourth Indian Wells crown, will take on either Scotland’s Andy Murray or Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in the semi-finals. Reuters
Top-seeded Serb Novak Djokovic was gifted a place in the BNP Paribas Open semi-finals when Australian Bernard Tomic pulled out of their quarter-final on Thursday, citing a back injury.
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