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Sabalenka 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 and Elena Rybakina will play the Indian Wells final, marking their third final meeting in just over four months with Rybakina having won the previous two finals at the WTA Finals and Australian Open.
  • Sabalenka defeated Linda Noskova 6-3, 6-4, while Rybakina overcame Elina Svitolina 7-5, 6-4 to reach the final.
  • Sabalenka aims to win her first Indian Wells title after two previous runner-up finishes and intends to bring her best tennis to the match.
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Tennis player No. 1 of the world beat Elena Rybakina in three sets and referred to her partner, Georgios Frangulis, after her consecration

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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…

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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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Sabalenka edges Rybakina to claim long-awaited Indian Wells title

Aryna Sabalenka saved a match point on the way to a 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 (8/6) victory over Elena Rybakina on Sunday to claim a long-awaited first Indian Wells title.

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Radio France Internationale broke the news in Paris, France on Thursday, March 12, 2026.
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