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.

Recap, quotes, and highlights from Iga Swiatek's win against Qinwen Zheng in the quarterfinal of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

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.

Defending champion Iga Swiatek beat Zheng Qinwen 6-3, 6-3 on Thursday, avenging her Olympics semi-final loss to the Paris Games gold medallist to reach the semi-finals at Indian Wells.Swiatek, who won her first Indian Wells title in 2022,