Canada's Leylah Fernandez eliminated by defending champion Badosa in 4th round at Indian Wells

Canada's Leylah Fernandez has been eliminated from the BNP Paribas Open.

The 19-year-old from Laval, Que., lost 6-4, 6-4 to defending champion Paula Badosa of Spain in Tuesday night's round of 16.

Badosa beat Victoria Azarenka in a three-hour final to win the 2021 BNP Paribas Open.

In other women's fourth-round action, Madison Keys beat British qualifier Harriett Dart, 6-1, 6-4. Keys is the last American woman still in the tournament.

"I really just kind of buckled down," Keys said. "If I got a second serve, I was going to be more aggressive. When I got the opportunity, I was going to go for it."

No. 3 seed Iga Swiatek outlasted three-time major champion and former No. 1 player Angelique Kerber, 4-6, 6-2, 6-3.

"I felt like she wanted to use her experience and kind of trick me," Swiatek said. "I like that because it's like a new experience for me. I'm pretty proud of myself that I could win against such a smart player."

Simona Halep, the 2015 champion, beat Sorana Cirstea 6-1, 6-4. The Romanians played for the first time in 12 years and have split their four meetings.

"I feel like I played perfect in the first set," Halep said. "The second set was a little bit tougher because I started to miss. She started to play a little bit better. But I think it's a strong victory for me."

Petra Martic of Croatia beat No. 28 Liudmila Samsonova, 7-6 (6), 6-4. No. 6 Maria Sakkari advanced when qualifier Daria Saville retired trailing 4-1 because of a left thigh injury.

Taylor Fritz defeated Spanish qualifier Jaume Munar 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (2) in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open, making him one of five American men still alive in the desert tournament.

Fritz reached the semifinals at Indian Wells last year, his career-best result in an