Daria Kasatkina produced some scintillating tennis to crush ex-world No. 1 Angelique Kerber 6-0, 6-2 to speed into the semi-finals at Indian Wells.

The 20-year-old Russian, ranked 19 in the world, is into her third semi-final in four tournaments, and her first at a Premier Mandatory event.

Kerber entered the contest having reached the quarter-finals in all five tournaments contested in 2018, while Kasatkina is coming off a runner-up showing in Dubai three weeks ago.

Kasatkina next faces either Venus Williams or Carla Suarez Navarro for a place in the final.

Here are some numbers to put Kasatkina’s latest success into context…

0 – break points Kasatkina faced against Kerber, who entered the match having broken serve 21 times in three matches, winning 70 per cent of her return games.

1 – this is Kasatkina’s first Premier Mandatory semi-final.

1 – victory and two losses in her career finals, all coming at Premier level or above.

3 – consecutive top-15 victories for Kasatkina this week (Kerber, Wozniacki, Stephens).

3 – Indian Wells main draw appearances for Kasatkina so far. Her results: 2016: QF; 2017: R1; 2018: SF*.

3 – semi-finals for Kasatkina her last four tournaments (St. Petersburg, Dubai, Indian Wells).

4 – reigning Grand Slam champions have lost to Kasatkina within the past year (Ostapenko, Muguruza, Stephens, Wozniacki).

4 – top-10 wins for Kasatkina in 2018 (Wozniacki x2, Kerber, Muguruza).

5 – break points converted from six created by Kasatkina against Kerber.

9 – top-10 wins and 16 losses for Kasatkina throughout her young career.

15 – Kasatkina is guaranteed a career-high top-15 ranking next week. Could crack the top-10 if she wins the title.

21 – winners struck by Kasatkina in her win over Kerber, against just 14 unforced errors.

52.7 – Kasatkina’s percentage of return points won. Second-highest percentage across all players in the draw.

57.4 – Kasatkina’s winning percentage on her second serve across four matches this tournament. The highest percentage of everyone remaining in the draw.

58 – minutes, time needed for Kasatkina to defeat Kerber in the Indian Wells quarter-finals.

79.4 – Kasatkina’s percentage of service games won. The highest percentage of any player in the draw who has played more than one match.