Iga Swiatek has taken to social media to comment on her \u201ctough\u201d exit at the 2026 Indian Wells Open as she looked ahead to the Miami Open.<\/p>\n
The six-time Grand Slam champion was beaten 6-2, 4-6, 6-4 by world No 9 Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals of the WTA 1000 tournament.<\/p>\n
Swiatek<\/a> had been in fine form in the Californian desert prior to her defeat to the 31-year-old Ukrainian, having dropped just 13 games in her opening three matches.<\/p>\n The two-time Indian Wells winner started her campaign in Tennis Paradise with a 6-0, 7-6(2) victory over 187th-ranked American qualifier Kayla Day before she defeated world No 34 Maria Sakkari 6-3, 6-2 in the third round.<\/p>\n The Pole then dismantled world No 13 Karolina Muchova \u2014 who was on an eight-match winning streak \u2014 6-2, 6-0 in the last 16.<\/p>\n Swiatek now holds a 4-2 record against Svitolina, who she had defeated in straight sets in each of the pair\u2019s previous three encounters.<\/p>\n After the match, Svitolina said: \u201cYeah, it was a good day for me. I played really well. I mean, I wouldn\u2019t say it was the perfect match, but in a way, I could stay in the match and fight and find a way after losing second set. But, yeah, definitely very happy with the performance overall.\u201d<\/p>\n Iga Swiatek News<\/p>\n Why Iga Swiatek was beaten at Indian Wells \u2013 is her aura gone for good?<\/a><\/p>\n Iga Swiatek: Points and prize money earned after Indian Wells Open exit<\/a><\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n What did Iga Swiatek say after her Indian Wells campaign?<\/p>\n In a post on her Instagram account, Swiatek gave on honest assessment of her performance against Svitolina.<\/p>\n \u201cYesterday\u2019s match didn\u2019t go the way I wanted,\u201d Swiatek wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cNot my best day, not best performance for sure. It\u2019s tough, but these situations are part of sports life.<\/p>\n \u201cThank you all for the support. The hard work doesn\u2019t stop. See you in Miami.\u201d<\/p>\n Swiatek started Indian Wells as the world No 2, but she will be overtaken by Elena Rybakina when the WTA Rankings update next week<\/a>.<\/p>\n What next for Iga Swiatek?<\/p>\n Swiatek will next compete at the WTA 1000 tournament in Miami, where main draw action will get underway on Tuesday 17 March.<\/p>\n The 24-year-old will be vying for her second Miami Open crown, having triumphed in South Florida in 2022.<\/p>\n She holds a 12-3 record from her previous four appearances at the Miami Open.<\/p>\n