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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova won her second-round match in straight sets at the BNP Open on Saturday, while fifth-seeded Garbine Muguruza was beaten.

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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — Top-seeded Karolina Pliskova won her second-round match in straight sets at the BNP Open on Saturday, while fifth-seeded Garbine Muguruza was beaten.

Pliskova advanced to the third round with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Magdalena Frech at the combined ATP and WTA event. Pliskova fired six aces, giving her a Tour-leading 387 this year, and converted five of her six break points.

Muguruza, who won last week’s event in Chicago, lost to Ajla Tomljanovic 3-6, 6-1, 6-3. It was Tomljanovic’s first win in seven tries over a Top-10 player this year. She was a quarterfinalist at Wimbledon in July.

Ajla Tomljanovic, of Croatia, returns a shot to Garbine Muguruza, of Spain, during the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Ajla Tomljanovic, of Croatia, returns a shot to Garbine Muguruza, of Spain, during the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

U.S. Open winner Daniil Medvedev and 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu had night matches.

Two other seeded women lost.

Anna Kalinskaya outlasted No. 28 Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-3, 4-6, 6-2 and American Amanda Anisimova defeated No. 30 Camila Giorgi 6-4, 6-1.

No. 12 seed Ons Jabeur, who lost to Muguruza in the Chicago final, advanced with a 6-2, 6-7 (5), 6-3 win over Anastasija Sevastova for her Tour-leading 45th match victory of the year.

On the men’s side, No. 8 Hubert Hurkacz, No. 11 Diego Schwartzman, No. 16 Reilly Opelka and No. 18 Daniel Evans won.

No. 9 Denis Shapovalov was leading 3-0 when Vasek Pospisil retired.

Reilly Opelka, of the United States, returns a shot to Taro Daniel, of Japan, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
Reilly Opelka, of the United States, returns a shot to Taro Daniel, of Japan, at the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament Saturday, Oct. 9, 2021, in Indian Wells, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

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