Rybakina, the destroyer of the Top 10: defeated Svitolina and advanced to the final of the WTA 1000 in Indian Wells

Elena Rybakina (3rd WTA) exhibited another pleasant show, worked until unblocking the match against Elina Svitolina (9th) in the second semi-final of the WTA 1000 from Indian Wells and He qualified for the final with a final result of 7-5 and 6-4.

The Kazakh, who will emerge from the California Desert with its best historical locationas she will displace the Polish Iga Swiatek from the second place in the world rankings, she is one of the two best players today and she demonstrates it tournament by tournament.

After getting over Hailey BaptisteMarta Kostyuk, Sonay Kartal and Jessica Pegulathe Moscow-born found a way back to the strategic and offensive approach of Svitolina, former 3rd in the world, and presented her best repertoire to justify her advance to the definition of the tournament.

Solid from the back of the court, sober when making decisions and increasingly firm in trips to the net, the reigning champion of the Australian Open in the month of January, is undefeated against players from the Top Ten in the 2026 season: He signed his fifth success, with victories over Sabalenka, Swiatek, Pegula on two occasions and the current one against Odesa. Besides, It meant the twelfth in a row against the top 10.

The Ukrainian, winner of Auckland and Dubai this year, let the train pass in the first set, in which she had break in favor, he committed several double faults that cost him dearly and as the minutes passed he gave up the initiative to his rival. At the end of the second round she came back, but it was not enough to stop Rybakina, who, suffering too much, was able to close the story.

Consistent, the 2022 Wimbledon champion signed his 17th win of the seasonwill play the final of the paradisiacal tournament for the second time (she won in 2023) in her career and will try to put the finishing touch to her campaign against the world number one, Aryna Sabalenkawhom he defeated in the definition of the first Major of the calendar.

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