Two-time Indian Wells champion Iga Swiatek avenged her shocking Paris Olympics loss to Zheng Qinwen with a 6-3, 6-3 victory over the Chinese eighth seed on Thursday to reach the semifinals in the California desert.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek cruised past China's Zheng Qinwen in straight sets to reach the Indian Wells semi-finals. Zheng beat Swiatek on the way to winning gold at last year's Paris Olympics - but was no match for the Pole in their first meeting since.

Iga Swiatek is on the verge of scripting history at Indian Wells. In the quarterfinals on Friday (March 13), the Pole got her revenge on Qinwen Zheng for the 2024 Paris Olympics semifinal defeat.