India, March 15 -- Iga Swiatek, who was the title favourite at Indian Wells, crashed to a semi-final defeat against 17-year-old Mira Andreeva, on Saturday. The Russian teenager reigned supreme, and began on a strong note, winning the first set via the tie-breaker (7-1), 7-6. Then the World No. 2 staged a comeback and won the second set 6-1, and it looked like Swiatek was back in the game. But in the deciding set, Andreeva sealed a resounding 6-3 win, to complete a three-setter victory (7-6, 1-6, 6-3).

The match had its fair share of drama as Swiatek fell victim to controversy. The Polish ace was visibly frustrated as she failed to gain any control in most stages of the match, and showed her anger on herself and her team. She also had a m...