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Indian Wells: Sabalenka reaches quarters for second time, Bencic stuns Gauff

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Indian Wells: Sabalenka Reaches Quarters For Second Time, Bencic Stuns Gauff

By IANS News March 13, 2025 • 09:58 AM View: 495

Indian Wells Open: World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka ended the run of lucky loser Sonay Kartal on Thursday at the Indian Wells Open, moving into the quarterfinals with a 6-1, 6-2 victory.

The top seed coasted into her 25th career quarterfinal at WTA 1000 level and this is her first WTA 1000 quarterfinal of the season. Sabalenka only previously reached the quarterfinals in Indian Wells in 2023, when she went all the way to the final.

The Belarusian next olay No. 24 seed Liudmila Samsonova, who toppled No. 6 seed Jasmine Paolini 6-0, 6-4.

TAGS Indian Wells World No Aryna Sabalenka Sonay Kartal Indian Wells Open Liudmila Samsonova Jasmine Paolini Grand Slam China Open Belinda Bencic Coco Gauff Former No Australian Open Madison Keys Donna Vekic

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