The top seed of the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, Iga Sviatek, beat Linda Noskova 6-4, 6-0 in the third round.

Iga SvyatekPhoto: Jean Catuffe/Dppi/Zuma Press/Profimedia

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Linda Noskova lost to Iza Sviatek in the third round in Indian Wells

The champion in Indian Wells two years ago, Poland’s Iga Sviatek took another step towards winning a new title.

After 6-3, 6-0 in the second round against Danielle Collins, the world number one also got past Linda Noskova after another set down.

If in the first act the player from the Czech Republic resisted, then the second set brought the exit of the main favorite, who did not concede a single game and finished the game after one hour and 13 minutes.

In the 1/8 finals, Iga Svyatek will meet Kazakh Yulia Putintseva (79 WTA).

The BNP Paribas Open is a WTA 1000 tournament that takes place from March 6 to 17. The game is played on a hard surface and the total prize pool is $8,995,555. Titled champion – Olena Rybakina.

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