Swiatek with another quick, commanding win

Defending champion Iga Swiatek crushed Dayana Yastremska 6-0, 6-2 and 2023 winner Elena Rybakina powered past Katie Boulter 6-0, 7-5 to reach the fourth round of Indian Wells on March 9 with displays of dominance.

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Swiatek, seeded second, is aiming to become the first woman to win the tournament three times and the Polish player looked eager to do so in as little time on court as possible, reeling off 10 games in a row and needing just 66 minutes to see off her Ukrainian opponent.

"At the end, I got a bit tired. It's always hard to finish a match like that, but I'm happy that I kept my intensity up in the last game to close it. I had control from the beginning, so I'm happy with the performance, for sure," she said.

It was Swiatek's second bagel set of the tournament after she overwhelmed Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-0 in her first match.

The five-time Grand Slam champion has not won a title since her triumph at Roland Garros in 2024, her longest drought since winning her first Major title in 2020.