Crowd furiously boos umpire’s call in Elena Rybakina's Indian Wells 4R clash before Sonay Kartal retires mid-match

Crowd furiously boos umpire’s call in Elena Rybakina's Indian Wells 4R clash before Sonay Kartal retires mid-match

Elena Rybakina's fourth-round match against Sonay Kartal at the 2026 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells featured a contentious moment.

Elena Rybakina Gets Booed by Indian Wells Crowd For Challenging a Call Against Sonay Kortal

Elena Rybakina advanced to the quarter-finals of the Indian Wells after British star Sonay Kartal was forced to retire midway The post Elena Rybakina Gets Booed by Indian Wells Crowd For Challenging a Call Against Sonay Kortal appeared first on FirstSportz.

WTA Indian Wells 2026 Round-Up | Elena Rybakina through via retirement after unfortunate end for Sonay Kartal as Iga Swiatek thrashes Karolina Muchova

The Quarter-Finals are now complete at Indian Wells with a bit of a theme on Wednesday in California. Either rampant wins or retirements with Jessica Pegula, Elena Rybakina, Iga Swiatek and Elina Svitolina perhaps sticking to the script but in different ways. Starting off at Indian Wells with Iga Sw...