WTA Indian Wells: Andreeva beats Tauson again to extend win streak to eight

Russian Mirra Andreeva, the No 9 seed, scored a win over Denmark’s Clara Tauson, the No 22 seed, in a repeat of their Dubai Open final to advance to the last 16 of the BNP Paribas Open on Sunday,

Andreeva defeated Tauson 6-3, 6-0 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden to extend her winning streak to eight matches. The Russian had also beaten Tauson in Dubai 7-6, 6-1 to win the biggest title of her young career yet.

Andreeva, now ranked No 11, will play Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 7 seed, next.

In the previous round of the tournament, the 17-year-old Russian defeated Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva (7-5, 6-4).

Tauson, ranked No 21, won against Colombian Camila Osorio (7-6 (3), 7-5) earlier in the week.

Indian Wells WTA 1000, other third-round matches (Indian Wells Tennis Garden, hard, USD 8,963,700):

• Elina Svitolina (23) beat Danielle Collins (14): 6-2, 6-4
• Jessica Pegula (4) beat Xinyu Wang: 6-2, 6-1
• Karolina Muchova (15) beat Katerina Siniakova: 7-5, 6-1
• Elena Rybakina beat Katie Boulter (25): 6-0, 7-5
• Iga Swiatek (2) beat Dayana Yastremska: 6-0, 6-2
• Marta Kostyuk (18) beat Caroline Dolehide (WC): 6-3, 6-3
• Jaqueline Cristian vs. Jasmine Paolini
• Emma Navarro vs. Donna Vekic
• Daria Kasatkina vs. Liudmila Samsonova
• Aryna Sabalenka vs. Lucia Bronzetti
• Belinda Bencic vs. Diana Shnaider
• Coco Gauff vs. Maria Sakkari
• Polina Kudermetova vs. Sonay Kartal
• Elise Mertens vs. Madison Keys
• Qinwen Zheng vs. Lulu Sun

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