Zheng Qinwen could face Iga Swiatek after beating Lulu Sun at Indian Wells
Polish second seed aiming to become first woman to win event three times; China’s Olympic champion must beat Marta Kostyuk before facing her
Defending champion Iga Swiatek crushed Dayana Yastremska 6-0, 6-2 and 2023 champion Elena Rybakina powered past Britain’s Katie Boulter 6-0, 7-5 to reach the fourth round of Indian Wells on Sunday with displays of dominance.
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 65 minutes to see off her Ukrainian opponent.
Swiatek will next face 15th seed Karolina Muchova in the round of 16 after the Czech player beat her compatriot Katerina Siniakova in the afternoon.
If she clears that, Swiatek will face China’s Zheng Qinwen – provided the Olympic champion gets past Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk in her round-of-16 match.
Zheng beat New Zealand’s Lulu Sun 6-4, 7-5 in their round three clash.
Swiatek’s bagel against Yastremska was her second of the tournament, after overwhelming Caroline Garcia 6-2, 6-0 in her first match.