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Vasek Pospisil and partner Jack Sock, reigning Wimbledon champs, upset the No. 1 Bryan brothers in 2015 debut

Pospisock are in the Indian Wells semi-finals after upsetting the No. 1 Bryans Thursday night. (Stephanie Myles/opencourt.ca)

INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – It wasn't Centre Court at Wimbledon. But in the middle of the desert in the big stadium court at the BNP Paribas Open, there might have been just as many fans on hand as Canadian Vasek Pospisil and American partner Jack Sock continued to shine in their debut tournament together this season.

So far, so great. In the quarter-finals Thursday night, Pospisil and Sock upset the No. 1 seeds, Bob and Mike Bryan – the successful doubles duo of all time – 6-4, 6-4 in impressive, overpowering fashion.

What did they think? Well, we'll let them tell the story. As usual, they were quite the comedy team.

Pospisil had played some doubles with various partners during the season, as he awaited Sock's return to action following hip surgery last November. Finally, the 22-year-old made his season debut in the desert, and posted some very good wins in singles before losing to Roger Federer Wednesday.

After two impressive victories to get to the final eight, the Can-American pair wowed the large crowd as they soundly defeated the world No. 1s – both with their power, and with their doubles skills.

There are teams out there who can flat out-hit a classic doubles team like the Bryans off the court. And, occasionally, the twins will be beaten by another team that plays classic doubles but simply does it better on the day.

But Pospisil and Sock – Pospisock – have a dangerous combination of both.

Sock's big serve and Howitzer forehand – at Wimbledon, the Bryans said he hit it SO hard, it was like an overhead – and underrated doubles skills, combined with Pospisil's skill at the net, and both of their big serves, make for a devastating recipe when they're playing well.

Thursday night, they played superbly, on a night when men's doubles unexpectedly earned some big exposure. The original match in the 7 p.m. time slot was a singles quarter-final match between No. 1 seed Novak Djokovic and Bernard Tomic of Australia.

But when Tomic withdrew early in the afternoon – an impacted wisdom tooth, a sore lower back, or both, take your pick – the Pospisil-Sock match was moved from an afternoon time slot into prime time.

There was a big crowd on hand, although ESPN, which had taken over broadcasting duties from Tennis Channel for the first time on Thursday, chose to show a Serena Williams match instead of showcasing an entertaining doubles match – one that featured three Americans. Big fail, given that last fact.

Pospisil and Sock will play the unseeded team of Nenad Zimonjic and Marcin Matkowski in the semifinals on Friday, right after Pospisil's Davis Cup teammate Milos Raonic plays Rafael Nadal.

Australian Open champions Fabio Fognini and Simone Bolelli await in the final