Bardoza
On March 17, local time, the semi-final lineup of the women's singles lower half of the WTA Indian Wells station was selected, and the defending champion Bardoza defeated the 21st seed Kudmetova 6-3, 6-2, and met the No. 6 seed Sakkari in the final four.
The 24-year-old Bardoza also became the first female player to reach the women's singles semifinals in Indian Wells for two consecutive years, after Pliskova in 2016-2017. Bardoza expanded his winning streak at Indian Wells to 10 straight.
Badosa and Kudmetova have played each other three times before, the Russian won all, and after the game, talking about the key to winning, Bardoza said: "I think the serve is very important, and then it is the second shot that attacks her. I've played her three times before and I've been making the same mistakes in these races, and I don't want to have these problems four times in a row. ”
"I want my opponents to know that if you want to beat me, then you have to hold out for three hours and stay in good shape all the time. That's one thing I want you to know. I know I'm tall and strong and I'm not moving very well compared to other players, but I think I've made a lot of progress on the move. ”
Sakkari
Bardoza's semi-final opponent Sakkari also won in straight sets, with the Greek beating No. 17 seed Lebakina 7-5, 6-4. Speaking about the matchup with Sakkari, Bardoza said: "I think our playing style is more similar, her serve and movement are very good, so I have to come up with my best form, and it will be wait and see who wins." ”
Bardoza and Sakkari have only met once before, in last year's WTA year-end finals, when Sakkari won.
Yang Zhaoxuan (left) and Xu Yipan (right)
In the women's doubles semifinals, the Chinese duo of Xu Yipan / Yang Zhaoxuan defeated the Cornett/Fernandez combination 7-5, 6-1 to advance to the final, following last year's Dubai leg, to reach the women's doubles final of the Tour again, and will compete with no. 7 seeds Muhammad / Shibahara Yingcai for the title.
Talking about the key to winning, Xu Yipan / Yang Zhaoxuan said after the game: "The two of us have been working together for a long time, and we will always communicate in the usual training, and we will watch some videos of our opponents before the game. We can focus on the game when we are leading or behind, and whether we win or lose, we will follow the rhythm. After watching some of the final opponents' matches, we will have targeted training tomorrow. ”
(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China)