世界1位のアリーナ・サバレンカが、インディアン・ウェルズのBNPパリバ・オープン4回戦で大坂なおみと対戦する。これは2018年全米オープンで当時上昇中のサバレンカを破った大坂の勝利以来の初対戦となる。3回戦突破—サバレンカのストレートセット圧勝と大坂の3セット逆転—を背景に、グランドスラム4度優勝の両者が注目再戦に臨む。
アリーナ・サバレンカと大坂なおみ、女子テニスのパワーヒッター2人が、1回戦シードによりインディアン・ウェルズの4回戦で対決予定。2024年10月から世界1位のサバレンカは、坂詰ひめ乃をストレートセットで破り、続いてヤクリーン・クリスティアンを6-4、6-1で圧倒した。大坂はビクトリア・ヒメネス・カシンセバをストレートで下し、3回戦のカミラ・オシオリオ戦で6-1、3-6、6-1の粘り強い逆転勝利を収めた。
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World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka beat 16th seed Naomi Osaka 6-2, 6-4 in the round of 16 at the BNP Paribas Open, advancing to the quarterfinals in their second career meeting. The straight-sets win featured dominant play by Sabalenka and post-match discussions on grunting and recent agency switches.
Naomi Osaka rallied past Camila Osorio 6-1, 3-6, 6-1, while world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka cruised past Jaqueline Cristian 6-4, 6-1 in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. The win sets up their first meeting since 2018, when Osaka defeated the then-rising Sabalenka.
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World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka will face Victoria Mboko in the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, a rematch of their Australian Open encounter. Meanwhile, qualifier Talia Gibson takes on Linda Noskova for a spot in the semifinals. These matches highlight the top half of the draw on Thursday.
Aryna Sabalenka received a first-round bye at the Miami Open, setting up a possible semifinal matchup against Elena Rybakina. The draw positions both players on a collision course after Sabalenka's recent dramatic win over Rybakina at Indian Wells. Their paths include several seeded challengers.
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Ahead of the 2026 Indian Wells and Miami Sunshine Double, tennis legend Martina Navratilova discusses the rarity of winning both, assesses top players like resurgent Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina and world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, praises emerging young talents, and backs Sabalenka to claim the Indian Wells title when the main draw begins March 4.
Elena Rybakina claimed her first Australian Open title by defeating world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-4, 4-6, 6-4 in the women's singles final at Melbourne Park. The victory marks Rybakina's second Grand Slam triumph, following her 2022 Wimbledon win. Sabalenka, seeking a third major, fell short in her second consecutive final loss here.
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Kamilla Rakhimova upset 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open, winning 6-7(6), 6-0, 6-1 despite dropping the opening set. The Uzbek qualifier advanced to face Coco Gauff in the second round after capitalizing on Andreescu's blister injury. Rakhimova expressed confidence ahead of the matchup against the world No. 4.