It was a busy day at the BNP Paribas Open, with all eight quarterfinal matches taking place Thursday. Here, we look back at the best of the action.

Best rally: Daniil Medvedev and Arthur Fils

Daniil Medvedev is no stranger to long rallies. He played two over 30 shots in his opener against Yunchaokete Bu. But that paled in comparison to the 45-shot exchange he
had with France’s Arthur Fils. Medvedev hung on mid rally to keep things going but was ultimately undone by a venomous backhand drive by Fils. It’s not the first time French players have gone deep into a rally, either. In fact, two of them, Gael Monfils and Gilles Simon, had a 71-shot rally at the Australian Open in 2013.

Best post match celebration: Daniil Medvedev

Medvedev said on the eve of the tournament that he felt some of the tough matches he has lost this season would eventually turn around. The Grand Slam winner is being proved right, evidenced by his win over Fils in a third-set tiebreak. That — combined with Fils missing a shot that Medvedev expected him to make to keep the match going — led the two-time desert finalist to celebrate like almost never before.

Best mental reset: Mirra Andreeva

Mirra Andreeva had to wait a while to get a break point against Elina Svitolina. Until the 11th game, to be more precise.

On her second one of the game, the 17-year-old built the point perfectly and found herself up at the net. But with a seemingly simple put away, Andreeva popped up her volley, which allowed Svitolina to hit a winning backhand passing shot. Andreeva didn’t flinch, winning the next two points to break for 6-5, and never really looked back.

Best way to end a match: Aryna Sabalenka

Aryna Sabalenka has worked on so many parts of her game in the last few years, including her movement. The World No. 1 showed it against Liudmila Samsonova in fine style on match point. Her reaction forehand to keep the point going was good enough. But then Sabalenka chased what seemed like a lost cause to author a backhand winner. Who inspired her on the point? Carlos Alcaraz.

Best numbers: Madison Keys

Even with a roughly six week break, Madison Keys is showing no signs of slowing down after winning the Australian Open.

Keys extended her winning streak to 16 matches by dispatching Belinda Bencic, 6-1 6-1. Yet more winners flew off the racquet of Keys — 30 to be precise — against the Swiss. That worked out to an average of more than two per game.

Keys next meets Sabalenka in a repeat of their dramatic Australian Open final.

Best recovery: Jack Draper

Jack Draper was down but never out against Ben Shelton in a battle of left-handers and Grand Slam semifinalists. Draper lost his balance and fell to the ground after Shelton’s backhand volley left the Brit with little time to react at the net during one exchange. Draper, though, got back up and had the easiest of tap ins to snare the point. He also claimed the match, in straight sets.