Indian Wells Masters LIVE streaming: Badosa vs Sakkari for FINALS Former Indian Wells champion Paula Badosa will play World No.6 Maria Sakkari for a place in the BNP Paribas Open Final. Spain’s Badosa will look to secure a berth in the finals for consecutive titles. She faces stiff competition against in-form Maria Sakkari in the semifinals. Follow Indian Wells Masters LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Indian Wells Masters LIVE streaming: Defending champion Paula Badosa faces in-form Maria Sakkari in semifinals- Follow Badosa vs Sakkari LIVE updates
- The two players are equal on paper after winning all their Indian Wells games in straight sets. In 2022, Badosa has won 13 out of 17 matches. On the other hand, the Greek player has attained 15 victories in 19 games.
- While Badosa thrashed Veronica Kudermetova in the quarterfinals, Sakkari was too good for Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan.
- Three-time Indian Wells champion Badosa is chasing the second WTA crown of 2022 after clinching the Sydney title. Sakkari is on a trophy drought since the 2019 Rabat title.
- The two players have previously locked horns WTA Finals 2021 in head-to-head contests. Badosa had thrashed Sakkari 7-6, 6-4.
- Badosa is on course to become the first woman to defend the Indian Wells title since Martina Navratilova won in 1990 and 1991. She has already won the Sydney title in 2022 to open her account in WTA tours.
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🇪🇸 [5] Badosa vs. [6] Sakkari 🇬🇷#IndianWells pic.twitter.com/Sb6XnZGagS— wta (@WTA) March 17, 2022
Who said what:
Paula Badosa
“I want to show my opponents at the beginning always of the matches, that if you want to win me, you have to stay there three hours and play very well,” Badosa said. “I want to show them is they have to be three hours on court.”
“She’s a fighter. I really see sometimes myself in her,” Badosa said. “I think we play quite similarly, or we try to do the same things. In this round, you just have to try to put your best tennis on the table and let’s see how it goes.”
The title defense is 🔛@paulabadosa | #IndianWells pic.twitter.com/0wkhShw3bk
— wta (@WTA) March 17, 2022
Maria Sakkari
“My physicality is something that I think is probably the strongest part of my game,” Sakkari said.
“But then again, I feel like I’ve improved on my serve, I’ve improved on my groundstrokes. I don’t have a huge hole in my game,” she added.
Indian Wells Masters- Road to Semifinals
Maria Sakkari
- Beat Elena Rybakina 7-5, 6-4
- Beat D Saville 4-1 (walkover)
- Beat Petra Kvitova 6-3, 6-0
- Beat Katerina Siniakova 6-3, 7-5
Paula Badosa
- Beat Veronica Kudermetova 6-3, 6-2
- Beat Leylah Fernandez 6-4, 6-4
- Beat Sorribes Tormo 7-6, 6-1
- Beat T Martincova 6-2, 7-6
Indian Wells Masters LIVE streaming: Defending champion Paula Badosa faces in-form Maria Sakkari in semifinals- Follow Badosa vs Sakkari LIVE updates
Fans can watch Indian Wells Masters Live streaming in India on the OTT platform VOOT. All you need to do is buy a yearly subscription of Rs 299. The match is scheduled to kick start at 8 AM on March 19, Saturday.
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