A few surprises as the bottom half looks for quarterfinal spots.
But the most stylistically fascinating matchup is Swiatek v Muchova. Muchova’s variety is a rhythm buster, and Swiatek has nothing but respect for her game.
Swiatek is 4-1 in that matchup, though. And that includes a 6-1, 6-1 drubbing last yeear on the same court. But their early clashes were closer than close, all 6-4 in the third set with Swiatek winning two of them.
Many of those matches came with Swiatek was playing better than she is now. So a lot to look forward to.
Except two out of the four matches ended in retirements.
(Indian Wells is three hours behind ET).
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BNP Paribas Open
Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Category: WTA 1000
Surface: Hard Court
Dates: March 4 – 15, 2026
Prize Money: $9,415,725
Draws: S96 – D32
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Final results
Singles, fourth round
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Seeds moving on
[2] Iga Swiatek (POL) def. [13] Karolina Muchova (CZE) 62 60
[5] Jessica Pegula (USA) def. [12] Belinda Bencic (SUI) 63 76 (5)
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Retirements
[3] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def Sonay Kartal (GBR) 64 43 retd
[9] Elina Svitolina (UKR) def. Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 61 11 retd
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