The quarterfinals are on the way at the BNP Paribas Open. But before we look ahead, let’s look back on the fourth round:

Best shot: Holger Rune:

Holger Rune pulled off one of the shots of the year in the second set against Stefanos Tsitsipas on Tuesday. And on a big point, too. Facing a break point while leading 4-3, Tsitsipas’ lob off a Rune volley — a great lob, by the way — forced the Dane to backtrack. He looked to be in trouble.

What did the World No. 13 do? He opted for the tweener at the baseline and it was a beauty of a lob, sailing past a helpless Tsitsipas.

Best quote(s): Holger Rune

Rune, right after the match, said of his tweener: “That’s the first thing I’m going to check when I’m going to check my phone,” he said. He did. So did it look better or feel better?

“I think it felt better on the court, actually, but it also looked good on the phone, definitely,” the 21-year-old added. “I kind of had the expectation that I looked like Roger Federer when I hit it, and I didn't quite do that. So that was disappointing. Definitely felt better.”

He shouldn’t be so hard on himself.

Most eye catching stat: Mirra Andreeva

Beating a player in back to back tournaments, especially when the rankings are close, isn’t that simple. The losing player of the first match is keen to turn the tables.

So what Mirra Andreeva has done in the desert has been mightily impressive.The 17-year old prodigy beat Clara Tauson in the Dubai final, then in Indian Wells, and on Tuesday completed the double over Elena Rybakina.

Rybakina won just 31 percent of her second-serve points, her second lowest tally in the last 12 months (not including a retirement). The lowest came against a player you might have
heard of, Iga Swiatek. It was indeed a tough night for Rybakina, who hit four winners combined with 33 unforced errors.

Most sporting gesture: Tallon Griekspoor

Tallon Griekspoor let out a huge roar when he officially booked his spot into a first Masters quarterfinal on Tuesday. Yet he still took time to congratulate his opponent who won hearts in Indian Wells, Yosuke Watanuki.

The injury hit Japanese qualifier dazzled with his shotmaking and personality. Like Carlos Alcaraz, he often smiles on court. Griekspoor told him at the net: “Great tournament.
Great playing. Keep going. Stay healthy.”

Most familiar feeling: Ben Shelton & Brandon Nakashima

Ben Shelton and Brandon Nakashima faced off three times before Wednesday. All three times, Shelton won in straight sets by set scores of either 7-6 or 7-5. History repeated itself, as Shelton took the opening set 7-6 (6). However, that seemed to take a toll on Nakashima, who lost the second set 6-1.

Quickest reflexes: Grigor Dimitrov

There’s not much Grigor Dimitrov can’t do on the tennis court. He gave fans another moment to savor against Carlos Alcaraz on Wednesday night. Reacting to a wild net cord was no problem for the Bulgarian, who produced an improvised backhand overhead.

Most dominant set: Liudmila Samsonova

Liudmila Samsonova had won her last four sets against Jasmine Paolini. But could she keep it going on Wednesday in the season after Paolini made both the French Open and Wimbledon final?

Yes, as it turned out. And in the first set, the big server with the ground game to match won 6-0, only losing seven points.