Briton Emma Raducanu is thru to spherical three at Indian Wells after opponent Dayana Yastremska retired with an damage within the opening set.
Raducanu, 21, raced right into a 4-0 lead in simply 18 minutes in the course of the first set.
Ukrainian Yastremska stepped to the again of the court docket between video games, holding her abdomen earlier than retiring from the competition after being assessed by the medics.
Raducanu will face Peyton Stearns or Aryna Sabalenka in spherical three.
Wild card Raducanu broke Yastremska’s serve within the opening sport with a well-placed dropped shot after which dug in to save lots of a break level throughout her first service sport.
A powerful backhand sealed a second break earlier than Raducanu comfortably held within the fourth sport.
Yastremska additionally retired with an damage throughout her solely different assembly with Raducanu at Portoroz in Slovenia in 2022.
It’s the first time Raducanu has registered successive victories since she received three in a row to succeed in the fourth spherical at Indian Wells in March 2023.