The show is getting on the road while we progress in the third and fourth round of Indian Wells!
Some seeded players already had some trouble in the third round. Surprisingly Azarenka needed three sets against Flipkens (go Flipper!). The Belgian took the first set 6-3 and it was extremely tight until 3-3 in the second set. Azarenka upped her game and took the next nine games, finishing it: 3-6, 6-3, 6-0. I was wondering if it would put a dent in her confidence defending her title here, but in the fourth round she had a comfortable win against the younger Radwanska: 6-3, 6-1. I guess we'll see in the quarterfinals!
Speaking of, not only Urszula Radwanska is out, also Aga! In the third round she pulled off a tough three set win over Cirstea: 6-7(3), 6-3, 6-4, after losing an important break in the first set. But in the fourth round a strong Kirilenko overcame the Pole: 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 to take the quarterfinal ticket from the number three seed.
On the other hand Sharapova, Kvitova, Kerber and Wozniacki all progressed to the quarterfinals with two straight set wins in the third and fourth round. Sharapova conquered Spain, defeating Suarez Navarro: 7-5, 6-3 first before winning against Arruabarrena-Vecino (oh God, what a name?!): 7-5, 6-0. Wozniacki did the same with two consecutive Russians, first: 6-2, 6-1 against Vesnina and then: 7-6(3), 6-3 against Petrova.
Kerber came out on top after a poor match against Wickmayer: 6-1, 7-6(4) and sending another Spanish player home Muguruza: 6-4, 7-5. Kvitova outplayed Tsurenko: 6-2, 7-6(5) in the third round and met Zakopalova in the fourth round: 6-2, 6-3. It's nice to see the Czech raising to her former game again!
It was eventually Bartoli who defeated underdog Kuznetsova: 6-4, 6-3 in the third round. I sweared the Russian would get a round further, but it wasn't meant to be! The French woman encountered a fierce Errani next, where she couldn't score a quarterfinal spot against: 3-6, 2-6.
German Barthel made quite an impression against Ivanovic: 6-1, 3-6, 6-0 before ending on the losers side against Stosur: 6-4, 2-6, 3-6. I'm wondering if she's good on gravel, she could upset some good players at the upcoming Roland Garros!
The quarterfinals now consists of following mash-ups: Azarenka vs. Wozniacki, Kerber vs. Stosur, Kvitova vs. Kirilenko and Errani vs. Sharapova.
To sum things up: the high ranked players had quite some trouble while the subtoppers had a pretty good day at the office. Maybe we're getting a very surprising victor, so keep posted!
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