Seeking to become the first woman to defend the Indian Wells title in over three decades, Paula Badosa powered past Canada’s 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez 6-4 6-4 to reach the quarter-finals on Tuesday.Badosa, who is looking to emulate Martina Navratilova’s feat of retaining the crown in 1990-91, converted three out of her 12 break point opportunities and the Spaniard held her nerve in key moments of the tight contest to prevail.The Sydney champion has not dropped a set at the WTA 1000 tournament in the Southern California desert, as she looks to secure only the fourth title of her career. Badosa takes on Veronika Kudermetova or Marketa Vondrousova next.
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