Iga Swiatek’s bakery continues to be open for business at the BNP Paribas Open. 

The defending champion picked up her 20th win in Indian Wells by beating the big hitting but erratic Dayana Yastremska 6-0, 6-2 to start play at Stadium 1.

The 6-0 score in tennis is often referred to as a ‘bagel.’ Swiatek inflicted a bagel on Caroline Garcia in her opening match after a bye and has recorded five bagels in the desert since the start of last year’s tournament (not to mention a pair of 6-1 scores or ‘breadsticks’).

“At the end, it was a bit tighter,” Swiatek said on court. “It’s always hard to finish a match like that. I’m happy that I got intensity up in the last game and could close it with confidence.

“I had control from the beginning. I’m happy with the performance for sure.”

Yastremska committed 34 unforced errors Sunday or more than two per game. The Grand Slam quarterfinalist ranked 46th surely knew it had to be less than that if she wanted to beat the Pole for the second time.

Swiatek broke on her fourth chance in the first game to begin her surge. Yastremska didn’t have a game point until the opening game of the second set.

Swiatek didn’t need much luck but got some to make sure Yastremska didn’t hold serve.

On break point, her backhand down the line was going wide before it clipped the top of the net, changed direction and landed in. It was that kind of day for Yastremska, who entered Indian Wells 17th in points tallied in 2025.

The lone player to upend Swiatek in Indian Wells since 2022 is Elena Rybakina, who won their semifinal in 2023 and downed Aryna Sabalenka in the final. Rybakina progressed by defeating her fellow tall, power baseliner Katie Boulter thanks to a bagel of her own, 6-0, 7-5.

She combined her usual big hitting with some incredible defense to improve to 2-0 against the 38th-ranked Brit. Rybakina stormed out of the gates and strung together a game to remember to break for 4-0. 

A backhand poke down the line off a Boulter drop shot, sizzling forehand down the line winner and forehand cross court winner must have even impressed Boulter’s onlooking fiance, men’s top 10 pro Alex de Minaur.

Boulter — who returned to action in Indian Wells after a foot injury — had seen that type of play before. Last year at Wimbledon, Rybakina cruised 6-1, 6-1. But Boulter rallied in the second set, breaking for 4-3 when Rybakina double faulted. Could she force a deciding set?

No, as it turned out. 

Serving at 5-4, Boulter began with a pair of forehand miscues. Later at deuce, Rybakina produced one of the shots of the tournament. Very close to the net, Boulter slammed a backhand cross court. But Rybakina’s reflex backhand on the stretch sent the ball past a helpless Boulter.

With momentum on her side, Rybakina ripped a forehand on the next point to break back for 5-5 and sealed the encounter thanks to a Boulter double fault.

“In the second set, there was not enough energy from my side,” said Rybakina. “I also did some double faults in important moments and she started to play a little better.

“It was a very tricky second set and I was trying to focus on every point. And just fight as much as I can. I’m happy it went my way.”

It also went the way of Yastremska’s compatriot, Marta Kostyuk, at Stadium 3. Last year’s semifinalist beat wild card Caroline Dolehide of Illinois 6-3, 6-3.

Jessica Pegula had lost to Chinese baseliner Wang Xinyu in both of their previous matches, both last year. So when Wang broke to start play on Sunday, one couldn’t help but wonder if she’d make it 3-0.

But that was about as good as it got for the World No. 42.

Last year’s US Open finalist broke straight back and cruised, 6-2, 6-1.

“I played really well today. Super solid, served really high percentage,” said Pegula, who got in 78 percent of her first serves. “I’m like, ‘Nobody beats me three times in a row in a year.’ So I’m very happy.

“I came out kind of on a mission today, tried to get that monkey off my back with her.”

Pegula reiterated that the conditions in Indian Wells don’t suit her game — she has made one quarterfinal in nine appearances — but is using that as a challenge.

Her next challenge comes from Elina Svitolina, who beat Florida’s Danielle Collins 6-2, 6-4.

Elsewhere, Karolina Muchova beat fellow Czech Katerina Siniakova 7-5, 6-1, despite being visited by the doctor.

Muchova battles Swiatek in the fourth round, a rematch of the thrilling 2023 French Open final that Swiatek narrowly won.