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ANDREESCU, KECMANOVIC WIN AT INDIAN WELLS

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A couple of teenagers are shaking things up at the BNP Paribas Open.

Bianca Andreescu, an 18-year-old Canadian, routed two-time major champion Garbine Muguruza 6-0, 6-1 in 52 minutes Wednesday to reach the semifinals.

Miomir Kecmanovic, a 19-year-old Serb ranked 130th in the world, became the first lucky loser to reach the quarterfin­als at Indian Wells since 1990 when Yoshihito Nishioka retired in the second set.

Andreescu won the first nine games against Muguruza. The 20th-seeded Spaniard called for her coach trailing 4-1 in the second set. He urged her to "change something."

"I felt like every time I was trying something different, she was coming up with better shots," Muguruza said. "She was keeping her high level all the time."

Andreescu broke Muguruza at love and then served out the match after a deuce game, hitting consecutiv­e forehand winners.

"I just went out there, went for it. I didn't focus on who was on the other side," Andreescu said. "It really helped me, and I used my serve to my advantage. She didn't serve so well today, so I took advantage of that, as well."

Andreescu has been stretched to three sets just once, in the first round. She then beat 32nd-seeded Dominika Cibulkova, Stefanie Voegele and No. 18 seed Wang Qiang before taking out Muguruza in her Indian Wells debut.

— Associated Press

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