Victoria Mboko set up a tantalising quarter-final clash with World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka after defeating American Amanda Anisimova 6-4, 6-1 at the BNP Paribas Open.
Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz both fought their way through to round four of Indian Wells on Monday, as they faced unexpectedly tricky third-round encounters.
Mirra Andreeva could not hold back the emotions as her defence of the Indian Wells title ended at the third round stage with a 4-6, 7-6(5), 6-3 defeat to Katerina Siniakova.
World number four Coco Gauff was forced to retire from her third-round match at the Indian Wells Open on Sunday after suffering what she described as a "scary" injury to her left arm.
Jannik Sinner is set to begin his campaign at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells, the BNP Paribas Open, aiming to claim his first title at the Californian tournament.
Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov have managed to flee Dubai and begin their journey to the United States in time for the Indian Wells Open.