Indian Wells Masters: Ostapenko, Badosa, Pegula advance to the next stage: The number 24 seed Latvian tennis player Jelena Ostapenko has advanced to the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open 2021 for the first time in her four main draw appearances. She beat No 2 seed Iga Swiatek of Poland, 6-4, 6-3, at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
The Nos. 1 and 2 seeds have now been defeated on consecutive days, with top seed Karolina Pliskova having fallen to Brazil’s Beatriz Haddad Maia, who defeated the former 6-3, 7-5, on Monday. The day began with another turnaround as 19th seed Jessica Pegula of the U.S. stunned No. 4 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, 6-1, 6-1, in 68 minutes.
Indian Wells Masters: Jelena Ostapenko stuns World No 2 Iga Swiatek to advance to next round, Barbora Krejcikova exits
“I knew it was going to be a very tough match because she’s such a great player. She’s been playing great tennis. I came into this match with a strong mentality. I knew I had to fight for every point and just be aggressive. I think I did that pretty well today,” said Jelena Ostepenko post her win.
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Rogers. Ostapenko. Pegula.
The women’s draw provided a day of upsets!
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Indian Wells Masters: Jelena Ostapenko stuns World No 2 Iga Swiatek to advance to next round, Barbora Krejcikova exits
“I know I have a good return, so I was playing well in decisive moments. I just tried to serve better. It was a little bit windy and a little bit cooler today, different conditions from my last matches. I just needed time to adjust,” she further added.
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US Open runner-up and No. 23 seed Leylah Fernandez of Canada saw her run come to an end against unseeded American Shelby Rogers, who booked a quarterfinal matchup with Ostapenko via a 2-6, 6-1, 7-6(4) thriller in Stadium 1.
Indian Wells Masters: Jelena Ostapenko stuns World No 2 Iga Swiatek to advance to next round, Barbora Krejcikova exits
Aliaksandra Sasnovich defeated two Grand Slam champions en route to her fourth-round clash against Victoria Azarenka and charmed crowds along the way, but she wasn’t able to reel off another upset, falling to her countrywoman 6-3, 6-4.
Indian Wells Masters: Paula Badosa beats No. 3 seed Barbora: Earlier, Paula Badosa and Barbora Krejcikova went head-to-head for the second time in their career, with the Spaniard coming through their late-afternoon encounter. The No. 21 seed Spaniard was a 6-1, 7-5 winner over No. 3 seed Barbora Krejcikova of the Czech Republic.
Indian Wells Masters: Jelena Ostapenko stuns World No 2 Iga Swiatek to advance to next round, Barbora Krejcikova exits
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