Iga Swiatek rectified her errors from her Qatar Open exit last month after defeating Maria Sakkari in straight sets at the Indian Wells Open.

Sakkari knocked Swiatek out in Doha, but the second seed prevailed in California, winning 6-3 6-2 in 86 minutes.

Despite Sakkari breaking her opponent's serve in the opening game, before saving two break points of her own, Swiatek found her rhythm to convert two of her next three break points to clinch the first.

The pair exchanged breaks again early on in the second, but Swiatek upped the gears again to secure two further breaks on her way to victory.

When asked about the differences she made from her defeat to Sakkari in Doha, Swiatek said: "I think I adjusted better to the shorter balls than I did in Doha.

"I remember it was quite annoying there making mistakes from these balls. I also understood the wind a bit better.

"I think I served better, maybe. The return was also, like, on point. I remember in Doha mishitting and not hitting clean sometimes.

"Today [Monday] I could really feel free to push Maria. Yeah, I just had good timing, I would say."

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Swiatek will face Karolina Muchova, who won the Qatar Open, in the next round, while Jessica Pegula set up a last-16 clash with Belinda Bencic after her 4-6 6-3 6-2 win over Jelena Ostapenko.

Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina also progressed into the round of 16, overcoming Marta Kostyuk 6-4 6-4.

Data Debrief: Familiar territory for Swiatek

At WTA-1000 events, Swiatek has claimed a 42nd career win over a WTA-1000 champion, surpassing Victoria Azarenka (41) for the outright most of any player since the format's introduction in 2009.

Swiatek is also the first player to feature in the round of 16 in six consecutive years in women’s singles at Indian Wells since Agnieszka Radwanska and Caroline Wozniacki between 2008-2014.

Meanwhile, among active players, only Elina Svitolina (28) has claimed more comeback wins in her career than Pegula (22) at WTA-1000 events.