INDIAN WELLS, Calif. — Sloane Stephens lost to Stefanie Voegele of Switzerland 6-3, 6-0 in just over an hour Friday in the second round of the BNP Paribas Open.
The fourth-seeded American committed 32 unforced errors while Voegele had four aces playing in windy conditions in the Southern California desert. Voegele improved to 4-1 against the 2017 U.S. Open champion.
No. 2 seed Simona Halep beat Barbora Strycova 6-2, 6-4. Other seeded winners were: No. 12 Ashleigh Barty, No. 20 Garbine Muguruza, No. 22 Jelena Ostapenko, and No. 18 Qiang Wang.
Stephens wasn't the only seed to be ousted on the women's side.