Overview
- Elena Rybakina beat Elina Svitolina 7-5, 6-4 and Aryna Sabalenka defeated Linda Nosková 6-3, 6-4 to book Sunday’s women’s final.
- Saturday’s men’s semifinals feature Carlos Alcaraz vs. Daniil Medvedev after Alcaraz topped Cameron Norrie 6-3, 6-4 and Medvedev ended Jack Draper’s title defense 6-1, 7-5 following a disputed officiating call.
- Jannik Sinner meets Alexander Zverev in the other men’s semifinal after straight‑sets wins over Learner Tien and Arthur Fils, with Zverev reaching his first Indian Wells semifinal and completing semifinal appearances at all nine Masters 1000 events.
- Rybakina’s run guarantees she will rise to a career‑high WTA No. 2 in Monday’s rankings update.
- In doubles, Horacio Zeballos and Marcel Granollers advanced to the semifinals, leaving Zeballos one win from reclaiming the ATP doubles No. 1 ranking.