Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka beat Maria Sakkari to reach the final of the Indian Wells WTA and ATP Masters 1000 hard court tennis tournament.
Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka celebrates a point in her semi-final victory over Greece's Maria Sakkari at Indian Wells.INDIAN WELLS - Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka beat Maria Sakkari 6-2, 6-3 in a Stadium Court slugfest on Friday to reach the final of the Indian Wells WTA and ATP Masters 1000 hard court tennis tournament.
Sabalenka's win ensured the final will feature a match-up of reigning Grand Slam champions. Swiatek won both the French and US Opens last year.She said she was"super happy" with the victory over a player that beat her in the WTA Finals group stage last year. Sakkari, perhaps trying to do too much in the face of Sabalenka's powerful groundstrokes, made three forehand errors to give her triple set point.
But she gave the break back with a sloppy service game, distracted on one serve by a sound from the crowd.
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