The leader of the world ranking, Iga Sviatek, reached the third round of the “WTA 1000” competition in Indian Wells, confidently defeating the home favorite.
Iga Sviatek, Claire Liu lost one game
Iga (title champion) overtook the American Claire Liu (56 WTA) and won after only 65 minutes of play with a score of 6-0, 6-1.
Liu’s only win came after the Pole missed a match point at 6-0, 5-0.
Sviatek, a heavy favorite to win the tournament in the Californian desert, will face Bianca Andreescu (36 WTA, 32 seed) in the next round after the Romanian-born athlete emotionally edged out fellow American Peyton Stearns (126 WTA) with a 4 result. -6, 6-4, 6-3.
Indian Wells will be held from March 6-19 on hard and 96 players have started in the two main draws. The contest offers $8,800,000 each for men and women. Titled champions – Taylor Fritz and Iga Svyatek.
Source: Hot News
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