ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Iga Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari are the semifinalists that are going to compete on Friday at the BNP Paribas Open on STADIUM 1.
Iga Swiatek vs. Elena Rybakina
Head to head 1-1
Iga Swiatek will face Elena Rybakina in the semifinal for the 3rd time of their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 6:00 pm on STADIUM 1.
Iga Swiatek: ranking and results
Currently world no. 1 the Pole got to the semifinal after beating Claire Liu 6-0 6-1, Bianca Vanessa Andreescu 6-3 7-61, Emma Raducanu 6-3 6-1 and Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-3.
The Pole has a 16-3 win-loss record in 2023, 16-3 on hard (See FULL STATS). Swiatek’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in Doha and Dubai.
Last year in Indian Wells Swiatek conquered the title last year in Indian Wells after beating Maria Sakkari 6-4 6-1. The Pole conquered the title in Indian Wells in 2022.
Elena Rybakina: ranking and results
Ranked no. 10 (career high), Elena got to the semifinal after defeating Sofia Kenin 7-66 7-65, Paula Badosa Gibert 6-3 7-5, Varvara Gracheva 6-3 6-0 and Karolina Muchova 7-64 2-6 6-4.
Rybakina has a 14-4 win-loss record in 2023, 14-4 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Kazakhstani’s best result of the year was reaching the final in at the Australian Open .
Last year in Indian Wells Rybakina lost in the quarter 7-5 6-4 to Maria Sakkari.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 3rd time that Iga Swiatek and Elena Rybakina clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 for Rybakina on hard.
The last time they competed against each other, Rybakina won 6-4 6-4 in the 4th round in Melbourne back in January 2023.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Iga Swiatek who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Iga Swiatek is the pick to win this match.
Iga Swiatek -> 1.285
Elena Rybakina -> 3.64
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Aryna Sabalenka vs. Maria Sakkari
Head to head 4-3 for Sabalenka
Aryna Sabalenka will take on Maria Sakkari in the semifinal for the 8th time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 3:00 pm on STADIUM 1.
Aryna Sabalenka: ranking and results
Ranked no. 2 (career high), Aryna got to the semifinal after beating Evgeniya Rodina 6-2 6-0, Lesya Tsurenko w/o, Barbora Krejcikova 6-3 2-6 6-4 and Cori Gauff 6-4 6-0.
Aryna has a 16-1 win-loss record in 2023, 16-1 on hard (See FULL STATS). The Belarussian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in Adelaide and at the Australian Open .
Last year in Indian Wells Aryna lost in the 2nd round 2-6 6-3 6-3 to Jasmine Paolini.
Maria Sakkari: ranking and results
Ranked no. 7, the Greek reached the semifinal after beating Shelby Rogers 2-6 6-4 6-0, Anhelina Kalinina 3-6 6-2 6-4, Karolina Pliskova 6-4 5-7 6-3 and Petra Kvitova 4-6 7-5 6-1.
Maria has a 15-5 win-loss record in 2023, 12-4 on hard (See FULL STATS). Maria’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in Australia, Linz and Doha.
Last year in Indian Wells Maria capitulated in the final 6-4 6-1 to Iga Swiatek.
Head to head analysis
This will be the 8th time that Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari clash against each other. Their current head to head is 4-3 for Sabalenka (see full H2H stats), 4-3 on hard.
The last time they competed against each other, Sakkari won 6-2 6-4 in the R in Fort Worth back in 2022.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Aryna Sabalenka who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Aryna Sabalenka is the pick to win this match.
Aryna Sabalenka -> 1.42
Maria Sakkari -> 2.875
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Last Results
These are the last results of the BNP Paribas Open
- Frederico GilGil – Jaime Pulgar-GarciaPulgar-Garcia (6-2 6-1) – Score progression – Stats
Upcoming matches
These are the upcoming matches of the BNP Paribas Open
- Iga SwiatekSwiatek – Elena RybakinaRybakina (1-1) – H2H – Prediction
- Maria SakkariSakkari – Aryna SabalenkaSabalenka (3-4) – H2H – Prediction
