World primary Iga Swiatek is thru to the third spherical at Indian Wells, whereas Germany’s Angelique Kerber continued her comeback with success.
Poland’s Swiatek beat Danielle Collins 6-3 6-0, having damaged the American’s serve to make it 5-3 earlier than breezing by means of the second set.
Kerber, 36, recovered to beat Latvia’s tenth seed Jelena Ostapenko 5-7 6-3 6-3.
It was simply her third win for the reason that former world primary gave beginning to a primary youngster simply over a yr in the past.
Three-time Grand Slam winner Kerber reached the highest of the world rankings in 2016, however is presently ranked 607 as that is simply her fourth occasion since returning to the WTA Tour on the finish of December.
One other favorite to be knocked out within the second spherical was Russia’s Fifteenth-seed Ekaterina Alexandrova, overwhelmed 7-5 6-1 by Kazakhstan’s Yulia Putintseva.
However the Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova, the seventh seed, went by means of 6-0 6-2 in opposition to the USA’s Bernarda Pera.