World number one Iga Swiatek powered past Britain’s Emma Raducanu in straight sets in the fourth round to advance into the quarterfinals at the Indian Wells.
The defending champion won 6-3 6-1 to reach the quarter-finals.
The second set was one-sided, but Raducanu’s three wins in California represent her best tournament since winning the 2021 US Open.
In her fourth match in six days, at her first tournament since January’s Australian Open, the Briton’s energy levels dropped significantly and the last few games were a mere procession.
Meanwhile, Swiatek, in her postmatch reaction called on the WTA to offer more support to Ukrainian players as their country continues to defend itself against the invasion by Russia.
Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko withdrew from Indian Wells before her third-round match with Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka on Sunday for personal reasons linked with the war.
Russian and Belarusian players have been allowed to compete on the WTA tour, but not under their national flags.