Belgian David Goffin continued his giant-killing run at Indian Wells as he stormed into the last four of the BNP Paribas Open with a 7-6 6-2 upset victory over former US Open champion Marin Cilic.

A day after ousting third seed Stan Wawrinka, Goffin battled through to his first Masters 1000 semi-final where he will meet Canadian Milos Raonic, a 7-5 6-3 victor over Frenchman Gael Monfils.

Goffin saved 11 of 12 break points against tall Croatian Cilic before sealing the win in just over an hour-and-a-half and declared himself ready to take on another big server.

“It’s good that in tennis you can find some solution against big players like Marin or Milos or (John) Isner,” the 25-year-old said.

“Maybe I’m quicker. I think I can take the ball earlier. I have other weapons. That’s why tennis is a nice sport.”

Raonic pounded out 10 aces to reach the semi-finals at Indian Wells for the second straight year.

“I did things well. I created opportunities for myself,” the 12th seed told reporters.

“I served well and when I did get myself in trouble, I felt like it was me forcing the game.

“Those kind of things are positive and I stuck to it and it came together.”

Raonic was sidelined in February because of a groin injury that helped end his run in semi-finals of the Australian Open.

Azarenka through

Victoria Azarenka showed little sympathy against an ailing Magdalena Rybarikova as the Bela-russian eased to a 6-0 6-0 victory over her Slovak opponent to book a BNP Paribas Open semi-final berth.

The 2012 champion polished off the opening set in just 34 minutes as she raced towards a first ‘double bagel’ at the tournament in two years.

“I think the key was the start. I started really well and took control and I think in the second set, she wasn’t really feeling well,” Azarenka, who faces big-serving Czech Karolina Pliskova in the semi-finals, told reporters.

Earlier, Pliskova enjoyed a similarly dominant victory when she cruised into the semi-finals with a 6-3 6-2 victory over Russian teen-ager Darya Kasatkina.