The second day of the round of 16 of the ATP and WTA 1000 Masters in Indian Wells started with a big surprise. The center opened this Wednesday with joy for American tennis, but at the same time the loss for the organization of one of the main stars of the event.
If the event was left without its champion from the beginning, the Kazakh Elena Rybakinaout due to gastroenteritis, will not have a 2023 finalist among the best of the current team.
The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkaalso champion of the Australian Open and world number two, remained in the round of 16, victim of one of the developing new tennis players in America, Emma Navarro23 years old and world number 23.
The North American won 6-3, 3-6 and 6-2 in 1h.56′. The hangover from her double in Melbourne did not sit well with Sabalenka. On his return to the courts he did not make it past the second round in Dubai. It didn’t even make it to the California desert.
Conversely, Navarro added his second top-10 victory. She will compete in her first quarterfinals of a WTA 1000. She opened the season by winning her first title, in Hobart, before coming to Indian Wells, she made it to the semifinals at the WTA 500 in San Diego.
It will now cross paths with Greek Maria Sakkari or the french Diane Parry.
Source: La Verdad
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