Svitolina, Andreeva, Swiatek reach Indian Wells quarterfinals
No. 23 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine, 17-year-old Russia's Andreeva and Iga Swiatek battled into the Indian Wells Open quarterfinals
- INDIAN WELLS — No. 23 seed Elina Svitolina of Ukraine withstood rain and
battled into the Indian Wells Open quarterfinals with a 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 upset of
No. 4 seed American Jessica Pegula.
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- The former Indian Wells semifinalist shook off her early
misfortunes and flipped the match on its ear as she claimed 12 of the final 15
games to earn a trip to her 21st WTA 1000 quarterfinal, and first since 2021.
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- On a misty day in the California desert, Svitolina and
Pegula had to brave a lengthy rain delay after the first game of the third set.
It was Svitolina who came back from the interlude with fire in her eyes. She
put Pegula on the back foot and raced away with the win.
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- Pegula entered Indian Wells having just won the Austin
title earlier this month, but Svitolina came out on top, earning just her third
win over Pegula in their eight career meetings.
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- Svitolina, who is into the quarterfinals at Tennis
Paradise for the first time since 2019, will face either Mirra Andreeva, who
ousted Elena Rybakina for the second time in three weeks to advance to the
quarterfinals with a commanding 6-1, 6-2 win.
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- The 17-year-old Russian Andreeva's run in the desert
comes fresh off the heels of her capturing a maiden WTA 1000 title at the Dubai
Championships, which propelled her to become the youngest player to reach the
Top 10 since 2007.
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- Earlier, Iga Swiatek thumped 15th-seeded Karolina Muchova
with 6-1, 6-1 victory tp march into the quarterfinals.
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- The Pole has dropped just six games through three rounds,
which ties Monica Seles’ record for the fewest games dropped en route to the
Indian Wells quarterfinals, with a minimum of three matches played.
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- In the process, Swiatek ramps up her bid to become the
first woman to ever win three Indian Wells Open titles, and the first woman to
successfully defend the title here since Martina Navratilova in 1991.
