Indian Wells: Top-seeds Medvedev, Pliskova win, Muguruza loses

Top seeds Daniil Medvedev and Karolina Pliskova rolled to straight-set victories on the BNP Paribas Open on Saturday, when a number of lower-seeded gamers have been knocked out.
Medvedev beat American Mackenzie McDonald 6-4, 6-2, extending his profitable streak to eight matches courting to his U.S. Open championship final month. Medvedev by no means confronted a break level in opposition to McDonald, who was was damaged thrice.
“I’m actually really pleased because usually I haven’t played well in Indian Wells and I haven’t been playing that well in practices,” Medvedev stated. “I’m really happy with my performance. That’s the most important thing no matter how I played before the tournament.”
Pliskova superior to the third spherical with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Magdalena Frech on the mixed ATP and WTA occasion. Pliskova fired six aces, giving her a Tour-leading 387 this 12 months, and transformed 5 of her six break factors.
Bianca Andreescu, the 2019 champion, performed a late match.
Fifth-seeded Garbine Muguruza was the highest-seeded lady to lose.
Muguruza, who received final week’s occasion in Chicago, misplaced to Ajla Tomljanovic 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. It was Tomljanovic’s first win in seven tries over a Top-10 participant this 12 months. She was a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in July.
Anna Kalinskaya outlasted No. 28 Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 and American Amanda Anisimova defeated No. 30 Camila Giorgi 6-4, 6-1.
No. 12 seed Ons Jabeur, who misplaced to Muguruza within the Chicago remaining, superior with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3 win over Anastasija Sevastova for her Tour-leading forty fifth match victory of the 12 months.
Coco Gauff, seeded fifteenth, outlasted Caroline Garcia 6-3, 6-7 (2), 6-1, offsetting 12 aces with seven double faults.
No. 18 Anett Kontaveit retired trailing 6-3, 5-2 in opposition to Martina Trevisan. No. 22 Danielle Collins superior when Lauren Davis retired trailing 6-1.
On the boys’s aspect, No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz, No. 11 Diego Schwartzman, No. 16 Reilly Opelka and No. 18 Daniel Evans received.
No. 9 Denis Shapovalov was main 3-0 when Vasek Pospisil retired. Tommy Paul defeated No. 28 Duasn Lajovic 6-3, 6-3 and Frances Tiafoe beat No. 32 Sebastian Korda 6-0, 6-4.