Indian Wells Final preview: Paula Badosa vs. Victoria Azarenka

Indian Wells, USA

Indian Wells Final preview: Paula Badosa vs. Victoria Azarenka

The Spaniard has yet to put a foot wrong in her 2021 Indian Wells campaign, but the Belarusian has always played her best tennis in the desert.

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European Open Live
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ESP
Roberto Carballes Baena
R. Carballes Baena (3)
 
3
GBR
Liam Broady
L. Broady
 
4
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Tenerife Ladies Open Live
Qualification - Tenerife Ladies Open
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Donna Vekic
D. Vekic (2)
 
0
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Ysaline Bonaventure
Y. Bonaventure (9)
 
0
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Tenerife Ladies Open Live
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CHE
Stefanie Voegele
S. Voegele (5)
 
6 6
BEL
Kirsten Flipkens
K. Flipkens (7)
 
3 6
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VTB Kremlin Cup Live
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Damir Dzumhur
D. Dzumhur (4)
 
7 2 0
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Z. Kolar (6)
 
5 1 30
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VTB Kremlin Cup Live
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V. Diatchenko (6)
 
4
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A. Kalinskaya (11)
 
5
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ITA
Andreas Seppi
A. Seppi (4)
 
6 7
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G. Onclin
 
4 5
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Bernarda Pera
B. Pera (1)
 
6 6
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V. Lapko
 
1 4
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Jozef Kovalik
J. Kovalik
 
0 1
AUT
Dennis Novak
D. Novak (7)
 
6 6
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I. Bara (3)
 
0 1
CHN
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Q. Zheng
 
6 6
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X. Wang (4)
 
6 6
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A. Bondar (8)
 
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The No. 3 seed led 5-2 in the third set, but couldn't close the door. When it came to a decisive tiebreaker, Fritz seized the moment to move into his first Masters 1000 semifinal.

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Paula Badosa conquers Ons Jabeur to book first WTA 1000 final
Indian Wells, USA

Paula Badosa conquers Ons Jabeur to book first WTA 1000 final

The Spaniard needed six match points to dispatch the Tunisian trailblazer and edge into the championship match, where two-time winner Victoria Azarenka awaits.

By David Kane Oct 16, 2021
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Novak Djokovic
1
Novak Djokovic
SRB
Ranking Points 12,133
Tournaments 18 singles (7 doubles)
Daniil Medvedev
2
Daniil Medvedev
RUS
Ranking Points 10,575
Tournaments 26 singles (7 doubles)
Stefanos Tsitsipas
3
Stefanos Tsitsipas
GRC
Ranking Points 8,175
Tournaments 28 singles (16 doubles)
Alexander Zverev
4
Alexander Zverev
DEU
Ranking Points 7,603
Tournaments 26 singles (12 doubles)
Andrey Rublev
5
Andrey Rublev
RUS
Ranking Points 6,130
Tournaments 30 singles (19 doubles)
Rafael Nadal
6
Rafael Nadal
ESP
Ranking Points 5,815
Tournaments 16 singles
Matteo Berrettini
7
Matteo Berrettini
ITA
Ranking Points 5,173
Tournaments 23 singles (8 doubles)
Dominic Thiem
8
Dominic Thiem
AUT
Ranking Points 4,495
Tournaments 20 singles (7 doubles)
Roger Federer
9
Roger Federer
CHE
Ranking Points 3,765
Tournaments 14 singles
Casper Ruud
10
Casper Ruud
NOR
Ranking Points 3,440
Tournaments 36 singles (10 doubles)

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Ashleigh Barty
1
Ashleigh Barty
AUS
Ranking Points 9,077
Tournaments 17 singles (6 doubles)
Aryna Sabalenka
2
Aryna Sabalenka
BLR
Ranking Points 7,115
Tournaments 23 singles (11 doubles)
Karolina Pliskova
3
Karolina Pliskova
CZE
Ranking Points 5,285
Tournaments 20 singles (6 doubles)
Iga Swiatek
4
Iga Swiatek
POL
Ranking Points 4,756
Tournaments 15 singles (4 doubles)
Barbora Krejcikova
5
Barbora Krejcikova
CZE
Ranking Points 4,668
Tournaments 29 singles (17 doubles)
Garbine Muguruza
6
Garbine Muguruza
ESP
Ranking Points 4,595
Tournaments 19 singles (3 doubles)
Elina Svitolina
7
Elina Svitolina
UKR
Ranking Points 4,376
Tournaments 25 singles
Sofia Kenin
8
Sofia Kenin
USA
Ranking Points 4,190
Tournaments 18 singles (10 doubles)
Maria Sakkari
9
Maria Sakkari
GRC
Ranking Points 4,055
Tournaments 23 singles
Belinda Bencic
10
Belinda Bencic
CHE
Ranking Points 3,835
Tournaments 26 singles (7 doubles)
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