Overview
- Aryna Sabalenka defeated Victoria Mboko 7-6(0), 6-4 to reach the Indian Wells semifinals, winning her first career tiebreak to love.
- Sabalenka was not broken and saved all five break points, putting 94% of first serves in play and continuing a tournament run without dropping a set.
- She will play No. 14 seed Linda Noskova, who beat Australian qualifier Talia Gibson 6-2, 4-6, 6-2 to complete that half of the women’s final four.
- In her tournament debut, 19-year-old No. 10 seed Mboko advanced to the quarterfinals after a standout fourth-round win over sixth seed Amanda Anisimova.
- Mboko earns 215 WTA points and a reported $226,930 from singles and doubles, and she is provisionally projected to a career-high No. 9, as Sabalenka hailed her as “definitely a future Grand Slam champion.”