INDIAN WELLS: Twice champion Iga Swiatek thrashed Czech Karolina Muchova 6-1 6-1 to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals on Tuesday before men’s fifth seed Daniil Medvedev moved into the last eight with a 6-4 6-0 win over American Tommy Paul.
For Swiatek, victory continued her relentless march through the Californian desert tournament, where the Polish second seed has dropped only six games in her three matches.
In another late-starting match after several rain delays throughout the day, Medvedev needed only 12 minutes to claim the opening four games and recovered from a brief dip during the roller-coaster opening set to ease through.
A double break in the second set gave the Russian the momentum he needed to close out the victory and book a match-up with Arthur Fils, who got past Marcos Giron 6-2 2-6 6-3.
After waiting through a rain delay earlier, Swiatek took immediate hold of the momentum, sprinting through the first four games and not dropping a first-serve point in the opening set. (Reuters)
