No. 23 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine withstood rain and battled into the Indian Wells Open quarterfinals. She will face either Mirra Andreeva or Iga Swiatek, who beat Karolina Muchova. The Pole has dropped just six games through three rounds, which ties Monica Seles’ record for the fewest games dropped en route to the quarterfinals, with a minimum of three matches played. The 17-year-old Russian is fresh off the heels of her maiden WTA 1000 title at the Dubai Championships, which propelled her to become the youngest player to reach the Top 10 since 2007. The first woman to successfully defend the title at Indian Wells since Martina Navratilova in 1991. The last woman to win three titles at the event was Martinanavilova, who triumphed in 1991 and 1992, and in 1994 and 1995. The winner of the women’s singles event at the desert tournament is crowned the champion.