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Patna : World No 5 Barbora Krejcikova, 25, Czech Republic, defeated World No 81 Amanda Anisimova,20, USA, in straight sets in third round on October 12, 2021, to advance to women’s singles Round of 16 of Indian Wells masters at Indian Wells, California, USA. Krejcijova defeated Anisimova 6-2, 6-3.
Reigning French Open Champion Krejcikova won 5 break points during the match to 1 by the American. She also won 5 games in a row to 3 by Anisimova. Krejcikova will face 23rd seed Paula Badosa, 23, Spain, in Round of 16 on October 13, 2021. Badosa defeated 15th seed Cori Coco Gauff, 17, USA, 6-2, 6-2 in third round.
World No 25 & 18th seed Anett Kontaveit, 25, Estonia, beat 16th seed Bianca Andreescu 21, Canada, the 2019 US Open Champion, in straight sets 7-6, 6-3 in third round. Kontaveit won 5 break points during the match to 4 by Andreescu. She also won 5 games in a row in the match to 3 by the Canadian.