Ukraine's top player Elina Svitolina (9th in the WTA rankings), who sensationally defeated world number two Iga Sviontek, unfortunately, failed to make it to the final of the prestigious WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells (USA) for the first time in her career with a prize pool of $9,415,000.
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In the semifinal match, the 31-year-old from Odessa lost in two sets to the world's third-ranked player, the reigning Australian Open champion, 26-year-old Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan — 5:7, 4:6.
Reaching the top four of the competition (at the fourth tournament in a row in 2026!) brought Elina $340,190 in prize money and 390 rating points, which will allow the Ukrainian to rise to 8th place in the updated WTA rankings.
As for Rybakina, for her second title in Indian Wells, the Moscow native will play against the world number one Arina Sobolenko from Belarus, who defeated the Czech Linda Noskova (14th) – 6:3, 6:4. Recall that in January, Elena defeated Arina in the decisive match of the Australian Open (the total score of their confrontation – 8:7 in favor of Sobolenko).
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Recall that on the way to the semifinals of Indian Wells, Svitolina, in addition to Svbontek, also defeated German Laura Siegemund (55th) – 7:6 (5), 4:6, 6:3, American Ashley Kruger (82nd) – 6:4, 6:2, and Czech Kateryna Siniakova (44th) – 6:1, 1:1 (refusal).
Previously, “FACTS” reported that Elina Svitolina reached the semifinals of the Australian Open.
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