Svitolina Stuns Sabalenka to Reach WTA Finals Semis
- Ukrainian veteran Elina Svitolina defeated world number two Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 on Friday to reach the WTA Finals semifinals in Indian Wells, where she will face Wimbledon champion Linda Noskova.
- Maintaining her policy of refusing post-match handshakes with Belarusian players, Svitolina broke Sabalenka's serve six times to overcome 35 unforced errors. The win marked her first victory over Sabalenka in six years.
- Earlier Friday, 19-year-old French Open champion Mirra Andreeva dominated alternate Diana Shnaider 6-2, 6-1. Andreeva completed an unbeaten 3-0 round-robin record, dropping just 11 games throughout the group stage.
- Saturday's semifinals feature two high-stakes matchups: Svitolina faces Noskova, while Andreeva takes on American Jessica Pegula. Both aim to advance to the final of the $10 million season-ending championship.
- Tournament organizers managed several roster shifts, including withdrawals of top-ranked Elena Rybakina and Karolina Muchova due to illness. Despite the disruptions, the remaining field prepares for the final rounds of the elite event.
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The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, number 2 of the world, was eliminated by Ukrainian Elina Svitolina in the group phase of the WTA Finals at Indian Wells. (ANSA)
Elina Svitolina advanced to the semifinals of the WTA Finals after defeating second-seeded neutral Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 3-6, 6-1. The decisive Group 2 match lasted 1 hour and 52 minutes in Indian Wells. With the win, the sixth-seeded Ukrainian finished the group stage with two wins and one loss. She lost her opening match to Mirra Andreeva 4-6, 0-6, but then overcame Karolina Muchova 3-6, 6-2, 6-2. Andreeva won the group with two wins, while Sab…
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LancasterOnlineINDIAN WELLS, California, USA (AP) — Elina Svitolina beat Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 on Friday to reach the semifinals of the WTA Finals, winning at her fourth match point.
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Off-court noise about her private life and struggles with injuries meant things were not in the pink of health for Elina Svitolina ahead of her WTA Finals campaign at Indian Wells. She did not have a great start to the tournament, losing her first match to Mirra Andreeva and looking down and out after dropping […]
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