US EditionSabalenka ends Indian Wells hoodoo with epic three-set victory over Rybakina
Sabalenka won her 10th WTA 1000 title and 23rd career trophy by defeating Rybakina 3-6, 6-3, 7-6(6) in a close final after saving a match point.
- Aryna Sabalenka defeated Linda Noskova 6-3, 6-4 in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells to advance to the final.
- Sabalenka, the top-ranked player from Belarus, won the match in 1 hour and 28 minutes on Stadium Court 1, serving 38 of 58 first serves and hitting 11 aces.
- She reached the Indian Wells final for the third time in four years, having been runner-up twice before, and improved her record to 12-1 in 2026 after six consecutive semifinal appearances.
- Noskova, seeded 14th from the Czech Republic, lost to Sabalenka in both their matches and saved seven of ten break points during the semifinal match.
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He wins, celebrates, greets his boyfriend (promised bridegroom) and first immerses his head and then his dog in the ice bin. The protagonist of the sequence is Aryna Sabalenka, who won in three sets the female final of Indian Wells against Elena Rybakina (3-6 6-3 7-6), canceling a match point and consolidating his first place. Between Sabalenka and Rybakina herself (number 2 of the ranking) there are in fact more than 3,000 points of detachment.…
Belarusian tennis player Arina Sabalenka removed the curse of the tournament in Indian Wells.
Aryna Sabalenka defeats Elena Rybakina, clinches Indian Wells 2026 title after stellar showing
Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka re-established herself as one of the best players in world tennis as she defeated Elena Rybakina in the final of Indian Wells 2026. Breaking her tournament curse, Sabalenka clinched her first BNP Paribas Open trophy. It is worth noting that the clash between the two stars lasted for two and a half hours. Beating her long-time rival, Sabalenka registered a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8-6) victory. Having lost two finals at the venue, …
Tennis player No. 1 of the world beat Elena Rybakina in three sets and referred to her partner, Georgios Frangulis, after her consecration
Smile Aryna Sabalenka, the feline-eyed tennis player and finally, with the prestigious Indian Wells trophy between her hands. It costs her blood, sweat and tears, but finally gets it. So from a feather, she achieves a double redemption: she crowns in the desert of California and, at the same time, confronts Elena Rybakina, a rival who has become a headache for her, the number one, able to walk on the wire, first, and to raise a match point in th…
The third time, with luck! After losing at the end of the Indian Wells from 2023 and 2025, the number 1 of the world Arina Sabalenka saved a match and won Elena Rīkina, score 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (6), thus winning her first title at BNP Paribas Open and the 23rd title WTA. It is her second title of 2026, after the 10th Brisbane in January, and the 10th match WTA 1000.
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