At the Indian Wells Masters in 2021, October 4 saw three hardcourt matches recorded in the api.tennis data: both semifinals and the final. The semifinalists who advanced to the decisive match met on the very same day.

Semifinals

Nikoloz Basilashvili beat Taylor Fritz 7-6(5), 6-3. The first set went to a tiebreak, and the whole match lasted 101 minutes. In the second semifinal, Cameron Norrie defeated Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-4 in 86 minutes.

Final

The first set of the final went to Basilashvili, 6-3. Norrie then took the second set 6-4, and in the third he conceded just one game to his opponent. The final score was 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, with the match lasting 109 minutes. That is how Norrie became the champion of the Indian Wells Masters.