Winning in a hurry 🏃♀️ @AngeliqueKerber rolls past No.23 Kasatkina 6-2, 6-1 in just over an hour to set up a round of 16 date with Swiatek #IndianWells
Halep takes down Gauff as Kerber battles past Kasatkina in Indian Wells
WTAMonday, 14 March 2022 at 09:00
2015 champion Simona Halep spoiled Coco Gauff's birthday celebrations on a windy Sunday night, defeating the 18-year-old American 6-3, 6-4 while Kerber followed her with a dismantling of Kasatkina.
While Gauff made her tournament debut just last year, Halep is making her 11th appearance. The 30-year-old Romanian has now made the Round of 16 or better at Indian Wells in six of her last eight appearances and will now look to make her fifth quarterfinal in the California desert.
Facing Gauff for the second time, Halep posted a nearly identical scoreline as their initial meeting at 2019 Wimbledon, which the Romanian won 6-3, 6-3 en route to her title run. While Gauff hit 18 winners to 33 unforced errors, Halep kept a much cleaner sheet, striking 11 winners and 12 unforced errors.
Former No.1 Angelique Kerber improved to 23-11 in Indian Wells with a dominant performance against a familiar foe, defeating Daria Kasatkina 6-2, 6-1. The win sets up a first-time meeting for Kerber against the highest seed remaining in the draw, World No.4 Iga Swiatek.
Despite the windy conditions on Stadium 2, Kerber served at 71% first serves in and played clean, aggressive tennis, hitting 18 winners to 16 unforced errors. In contrast, 23rd seed Kasatkina hit 7 winners to 22 unforced errors. Kerber was able to break serve six times and sealed the win after 63 minutes.
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