Naomi Osaka, Aryna Sabalenka and more big-name upsets from Indian Wells so far
This year’s Indian Wells was expected to be extremely competitive, and so far it has more than delivered in that sense.
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Badosa's title defence meets Fernandez challenge; Azarenka, Kvitova exit
:Reigning champion Paula Badosa outlasted friend and fellow Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo 7-6(4) 6-1 at Indian Wells on Monday to set up a mouth-watering fourth round clash against U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez.
Maria Sakkari steamrolls Petra Kvitova in Indian Wells third round, Elena Rybakina beats Victoria Azarenka
Maria Sakkari fired off five aces to make light work of Czech Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-0 in the third round of Indian Wells on Monday. The world number six won all of her first-serve points in the first set and dropped just one in the second, as Kvitova struggled with her serve, producing five double-faults across the 66-minute affair in California. Two-times Wimbledon winner Kvitova ceded break point in the eighth game of the first set and never regained her composure, as Sakkari fended off two breaks to close out the frame and ran away with the match in the second set.
Sakkari steamrolls Kvitova in Indian Wells third round, Rybakina beats Azarenka
:Greece's Maria Sakkari fired off five aces to make light work of Czech Petra Kvitova 6-3 6-0 in the third round of Indian Wells on Monday.
Harriet Dart news: Indian Wells champion believes Brit is set to be a top 10 player
Former world No 4, Spaniard Paula Badosa, thinks that British Harriet Dart is destined to be a top 10 player following her successful run at Indian Wells so far this year.
Harriet Dart 'a top 10 player' as she reaches last 16 of Indian Wells
Paula Badosa has described Harriet Dart as “a top 10 player” after the British star progressed into the fourth round at Indian Wells.
Paula Badosa inicia con revancha su defensa del título
Sólo se trataba de su primer partido en la edición de 2022 del WTA 1.000 de, pero se tomó la victoria contra Tereza Martincova como si la hubiera conseguido en la final. Posiblemente, por un doble motivo: por un lado, la presión de defender el título que conquistó hace cinco meses es grande y, aunque ella quiso quitársela de encima con trucos mentales, como explicó en sus declaraciones, estaba ahí; por otra parte, se había enfrentado tres veces a la checa de 27 años y 47ª del mundo y había perdido en las tres, la última hace dos años en Ostrava. Por eso ganarla por 6-2 y 7-6 (4) en 95 minutos supuso una liberación también doble.
Indian Wells: Heather Watson and Katie Boulter defeated in round-one matches
Britons Heather Watson and Katie Boulter fell to straight-set defeats in the first round at Indian Wells.