Andreescu crushes Muguruza, Svitolina survives

Califronia, March 14: Teenager Bianca Andreescu thrashed Garbine Muguruza in the Indian Wells Open quarter-finals, while Elina Svitolina survived a scare on Wednesday (March 13).

Andreescu, 18, continued her fine start to the year with a 6-0 6-1 dismantling of 20th seed Muguruza.

The Canadian wildcard needed just 52 minutes to brush past two-time grand slam champion Muguruza, beating a seed for the third time at this tournament.

Andreescu made the Auckland Open final to begin her year and reached the last four in Acapulco after winning an Oracle Challenger Series event at Newport Beach.

.@BNPPARIBASOPEN semifinals-bound!
18-year-old wildcard @Bandreescu_’s hot streak continues!

!⁰She defeats Muguruza 6-0, 6-1 pic.twitter.com/BWQSVtX013

— WTA (@WTA) March 13, 2019

Ranked 152nd in the world at the end of last year, Andreescu is up to 60th and rising.

She will need to cause another upset to reach the final, with Svitolina awaiting her in the last four.

Svitolina, the sixth seed, battled past another teenager, Marketa Vondrousova, 4-6 6-4 6-4 in two hours, 12 minutes.

.@ElinaSvitolina soars into the @BNPPARIBASOPEN semifinals!

She outlasts Vondrousova, 4-6, 6-4, 6-4! pic.twitter.com/4p7kOUdZAj

— WTA (@WTA) March 14, 2019