INDIAN WELLS, United States, March 14, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina beat Elina Svitolina 7-5, 6-4 on Friday to book an Indian Wells title showdown with Aryna Sabalenka, the woman she beat to lift the trophy in Melbourne.

World number one Sabalenka, who also fell to Kazakhstan's Rybakina in the 2023 Indian Wells final, advanced with a 6-3, 6-4 win over Czech Linda Noskova.