Elina Svitolina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 at the WTA Finals to move into the semifinals at Indian Wells.
The Story
Elina Svitolina advanced to the semifinals of the WTA Finals on Friday at Indian Wells after defeating Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 3-6, 6-1.
Svitolina won on her fourth match point, while both players had more errors than winners in the match.
She finished with 21 winners and 24 errors and won six of eight break points, beating Sabalenka for the first time in six years and for only the second time in eight career meetings.
In doubles, Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and Brazil’s Luisa Stefani defeated Latvia’s Jelena Ostapenko and Taiwan’s Su-Wei Hsieh 2-6, 7-6 (2), 10-3 to improve to 2-0 in round-robin play.
Svitolina will face Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova in the semifinals Saturday at Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
Mirra Andreeva also advanced from her match, winning 6-2, 6-1 over Diana Shnaider and set up a semifinal against Jessica Pegula.
The WTA Finals continued under sunny skies, with the wind picking up later in the day, and Karolina Muchova withdrew earlier from the tournament with a gastrointestinal illness, with Shnaider replacing her as a late alternate.
← More stories