Devastating de Minaur marches on at Indian Wells

The spoils had been shared at one win apiece in previous meetings, with the Pole taking out their most recent clash back in 2019 on the red clay in Madrid.

After a first-round bye and straight-sets victory over Belgian veteran David Goffin, de Minaur broke for the first time in the seventh game of the opening set, before taking it with his only set point.

The second stanza was all "The Demon'', breaking the No.21 seed again in the first, third and fifth games to seal the contest in just 74 minutes.

"I did get some pretty big, crucial first serves when I did need them, which is always great to have," de Minaur said.

"But my return games, I back myself against any server out there on tour, that I'm going to give myself looks, and I'm going to apply that constant pressure and more often than not I give myself opportunities, I give myself a chance to break.

"So if I can hold on to my serve, normally I'm looking all right for the match."

De Minaur, 26, is the only remaining Aussie left in the draw after compatriots Nick Kyrgios, Jordan Thompson, Chris O'Connell, Alexei Popyrin, Alexandar Vukic, Rinky Hijikata, Li Tu and Adam Walton were eliminated earlier in the week.

The nine-time tour winner will next face 25th seed Francisco Cerundolo, after the Argentine beat Dutchman Botic Van De Zandschulp 7-5 6-4.

Elsewhere on Monday, Carlos Alcaraz kept his Indian Wells "three-peat" campaign on track with a 6-2 6-4 win against Canadian Denis Shapovalov.

The second-seeded Spaniard won the first five games, sending over 10 winners in the first set alone, as Shapovalov - fresh off a confident win in Dallas - struggled to find his usual intensity.

Alcaraz wants to become only the third man to win three straight titles at the Masters 1000 tournament after retired great Roger Federer and former No.1 Novak Djokovic, who crashed out in the second round.

The Spaniard faces Grigor Dimitrov in the round of 16 after the Bulgarian 14th seed beat French veteran Gael Monfils 7-6 (7-4) 4-6 7-6 (7-2) in a three-hour battle.

In other results, former champion Taylor Fritz, of the US, recovered from a slow start to overcome Chile's Alejandro Tabilo 4-6 6-3 6-1, and England's Jack Draper survived an early scare to beat American Jenson Brooksby 7-5 6-4.

Another American, 21-year-old Ben Shelton, got the crowd on their feet as he played with power and poise to defeat Russian Karen Khachanov 6-3 7-5, battling with blisters on his hand.

Down a break in the second set, Shelton won the final four games of the match, clinching it with one of eight aces. He plays compatriot Brandon Nakashima in the round of 16.