Johanna Konta beaten in Indian Wells by Caroline Garcia

Despite struggling with her serve throughout, Konta, 25, was the definition of efficiency as she dispatched the only break opportunity of the first stanza to secure a one-set lead.

However, Garcia, ranked 25 in the world, capitalised on Konta’s continued struggles with her first serve to break in the second to level matters before dominating a third-set tie-break to secure her spot in the next round.

She will face either Roberta Vinci or Svetlana Kuznetsova for a place in the quarter-finals.

8-Svetlana Kuznetsova (Russia) beat 26-Roberta Vinci (Italy) 6-2 2-6 6-1

10-Elina Svitolina (Ukraine) beat 24-Daria Gavrilova (Australia) 6-2 6-1

21-Caroline Garcia (France) beat 11-Johanna Konta (Britain) 3-6 6-3 7-6(1)

15-Timea Bacsinszky (Switzerland) beat 18-Kiki Bertens (Netherlands) 6-3 5-7 7-6(8)