British qualifier Harriet Dart misplaced in straight units to American Madison Keys within the fourth spherical at Indian Wells.
Australian Open semi-finalist Keys received 6-1 6-4 in opposition to Dart, who’s ranked 122 on this planet, in California.
Dart, 25, is on target to interrupt into the world’s prime 100 for the primary time following her run to the final 16.
Keys will face Iga Swiatek within the quarter-finals, after the Polish third seed got here from a set right down to defeat Germany’s Angelique Kerber 4-6 6-2 6-3.
Dart missed a break level within the opening sport of the competition and that proved to be her solely alternative as twenty fifth seed Keys ran away with the opening set.
The Briton survived break factors within the first and fifth video games as she sought to pressure a deciding set – however Keys, 27, broke to like for 5-4 earlier than serving out the match.
Additionally within the ladies’s draw on Tuesday, Romanian two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep beat compatriot Sorana Cirstea in straight units, profitable 6-1 6-4.
Halep will meet Petra Martic – who knocked out British primary Emma Raducanu on Sunday – within the final eight, following the Croat’s 7-6 (8-6) 6-4 victory in opposition to Russian Ludmilla Samsonova.
Within the males’s draw, Italian sixth seed Matteo Berrettini overcame South Africa’s Lloyd Harris 6-4 7-5 to arrange a fourth spherical assembly with Serbia’s Miomir Kecmanovic, who beat Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp 7-6 (7-3) 7-5.
American twentieth seed Taylor Fritz beat Spaniard Jaume Munar 6-4 2-6 7-6 (7-2) and can face Alex de Minaur subsequent, after the Australian defeated American Tommy Paul 7-6 (7-2) 6-4.
Britain’s defending males’s champion Cameron Norrie progressed to the final 16 on Monday. He performs American Jenson Brooksby on Wednesday.
