Belarusian Sabalenka downs Ukrainian Svitolina to reach French Open semis
PARIS : World number two Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus powered past Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 6-4 6-4 on Tuesday to reach the French Open semi-finals.
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Muchova says Grand Slam hunger behind another Sakkari upset in Paris
PARIS : Karolina Muchova credited the extra motivation she has at the Grand Slam level for her fifth win over a top-10 player at the majors after toppling world number eight Maria Sakkari at the French Open on Sunday.
French Open 2023: Eighth seed Maria Sakkari falls after surprise straight-sets loss to Karolina Muchova
Maria Sakkari was dumped out of the French Open after a disappointing straight-sets 7-6(5) 7-5 loss to the unseeded Karolina Muchova. The Greek eighth seed raced into a 3-0 lead, winning her opening game to love before breaking Muchova in the next game and taking her next service game again without dropping a point. Ad From there though, things went awry.
Rybakina topples Swiatek to book Indian Wells final with Sabalenka
INDIAN WELLS, California: Elena Rybakina again proved too much for world number one Iga Swiatek, denying the defending champion a return to the Indian Wells final with an emphatic 6-2, 6-2 semifinal victory on Friday. Moscow-born Kazakh Rybakina, the reigning Wimbledon champion who stunned top-seeded Swiatek in the fourth round of the Australian Open on the way to the final, will now get a chance to turn the tables on Aryna Sabalenka, who beat her in Melbourne to capture a first Grand Slam title. World number two Sabalenka advanced with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over seventh-seeded Maria Sakkari of Greece.
Elena Rybakina slams 'disrespectful' comments about her coach ahead of Iga Swiatek clash at Indian Wells
Elena Rybakina has reiterated comments made about her coach Stefano Vukov were «disrespectful» after her win in the Australian Open semi-finals. The pair appeared to get into a heated exchange during her semi-final win over Victoria Azarenka in January and Vukov was seen repeatedly shouting at the reigning Wimbledon champion. Ad After the Grand Slam, Rybakina defended Vukov's coaching methods in an Instagram post.
Iga Swiatek keeps Indian Wells title defence on track with victory over Sorana Cirstea to reach semi-finals
Iga Swiatek breezed her way into the Indian Wells semi-finals with a 6-2 6-3 win over Sorana Cirstea on Thursday. After her shock failure at the Australian Open, Swiatek is looking to impose herself on the 2023 campaign and looked good in beating Cirstea to keep her title defence on track. Ad The No.
Rybakina outlasts Muchova to reach Indian Wells semis
Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina survived a stern test from Czech Karolina Muchova before advancing to the Indian Wells semi-finals with a 7-6(4) 2-6 6-4 win on Thursday.
Jabeur defeated at Indian Wells as Swiatek sets up fourth-round clash with Raducanu
Ons Jabeur's first tournament back from injury ended at the second hurdle on Monday night as the Tunisian fourth seed was defeated in the third round of the Indian Wells Masters.