BNP Paribas Open—Indian Wells, California
World No. 1 Iga Swiatek superior to the BNP Paribas Open closing on Friday, defeating Ukrainian Marta Kostyuk 6-2, 6-1.
Needing one hour and 9 minutes to prevail, Swiatek will subsequent face Greek star Maria Sakkari in Sunday’s closing.
Sakkari ousted the reigning US Open winner later within the day, 6-4, 6-7(5), 6-2.
Swiatek and Sakkari have performed on 5 events, with Sakkari proudly owning a 3-2 head-to-head lead. Swiatek has gained the final two encounters. The pair haven’t performed in for the reason that 2022 BNP Paribas Open closing.
Saturday’s star-studded males’s semifinals will characteristic No. 2 seed Carlos Alcaraz dealing with No. 3 seed Jannik Sinner and No. 4 seed Daniil Medvedev taking over No. 17 seed Tommy Paul.
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Semifinal Outcomes:
Iga Swiatek (1) Defeats Marta Kostyuk (31) 6-2, 6-2Coco Gauff (3) Defeats Maria Sakkari (9) …