Defending champion Iga Swiatek secures her place in the Indian Wells quarter-finals with a 6-1 6-1 thrashing of Karolina Muchova.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek was home and dry at rainy Indian Wells on Tuesday, powering into the quarter-finals with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Karolina Muchova.

Iga Swiatek, comfortable as usual at the BNP Paribas Open, cruised into the quarterfinals with a victory on Tuesday in Indian Wells, Calif. The second-seeded Polish player routed 15th-seeded Karolina Muchova 6-1,

Defending champion Iga Swiatek powered into the Indian Wells quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-1 victory over Karolina Muchova, beating the rain that played havoc with many of the day's matches.

(Reuters) -Twice champion Iga Swiatek walloped Czech Karolina Muchova 6-1 6-1 to reach the Indian Wells quarter-finals on Tuesday, while Dane Holger Rune moved into the final eight of the men's draw with a 6-4 6-4 win over Stefanos Tsitsipas.