Polish tennis star Iga Świątek thrashed Czech Karolína Muchová 6-1, 6-1 to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals on Tuesday.
The victory confirmed Świątek’s relentless march through the Californian desert tournament, where the Polish second seed has dropped only six games in her three matches, Reuters reported.
The world No. 2 excels at the Indian Wells tournament. She won the event in 2022 and 2024.
After waiting through a rain delay, Świątek took immediate hold of the momentum, sprinting through the first four games and not dropping a first-serve point in the opening set.
Muchová, who enjoyed an inspired run to the U.S. Open semi-finals last year after recovering from wrist surgery, was unable to find her level in the second set as the mistakes piled up.
“Sometimes matches can be pretty weird,” Świątek said.
“It's enough for one player to not feel perfect and the other to feel great. Then suddenly the difference is much bigger than it usually is.
“It's not easy, but I can imagine that it looks like it.”
This was the Pole’s ninth consecutive win at Indian Wells. She has dropped just six games in three matches at this year’s tournament, Eurosport reported.
Świątek could face a more stern test when she meets Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen of China, who beat Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-2 to close out the night session on the main court.
The world No. 2 excels at the Indian Wells tournament. She won the event in 2022 and 2024.
After waiting through a rain delay, Świątek took immediate hold of the momentum, sprinting through the first four games and not dropping a first-serve point in the opening set.
Muchová, who enjoyed an inspired run to the U.S. Open semi-finals last year after recovering from wrist surgery, was unable to find her level in the second set as the mistakes piled up.
“Sometimes matches can be pretty weird,” Świątek said.
“It's enough for one player to not feel perfect and the other to feel great. Then suddenly the difference is much bigger than it usually is.
“We practiced last week and we had a pretty similar level. It's tennis. Things like that can happen. But for sure I used my opportunities, and I used my chances and I was pretty focused and composed.Iga Swiatek's last 9️⃣ Indian Wells matches:
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🎾 18 sets won, 0 sets lost
🎾 27 games dropped in total
🎾 5 sets with 6-0 score
🎾 4 sets with 6-1 score
🎾 AVERAGE set score is 6-1@iga_swiatek | #TennisParadise pic.twitter.com/XPMCMGCjvT
“It's not easy, but I can imagine that it looks like it.”
This was the Pole’s ninth consecutive win at Indian Wells. She has dropped just six games in three matches at this year’s tournament, Eurosport reported.
Świątek could face a more stern test when she meets Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen of China, who beat Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk 6-3, 6-2 to close out the night session on the main court.
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