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Patna : World No 27 Paula Badosa, 23, Spain, and World No 32 Victoria Azarenka, 32, Belarus, will clash in the women’s singles final of Indian Wells Masters at Indian Wells, California, USA, on October 17, 2021.
Two-time former Australian Open Champion Azarenka, the 27th seed, beat 2017 French Open Champion & 24th seed Jela Ostapenko, 24, Latvia, in a three-set thriller 3-6, 6-3, 7-5 in semi-final on October 16, 2021, rallying back from one set down. Azarenka won 5 break points during the match to 4 by the Latvian. The Belarusian committed 7 double faults duri ng the match to 6 by Ostapenko. Both the players served 2 Aces each in the match. Azarenka, however, won 5 games in a row during the match to 3 by the Latvian.
Badosa, the 21st seed, beat World No 14 Ons Jabeur, 27, Tunisia, in straight sets 6-3, 6-3 in semi-final on October 16, 2021, The Spaniard won 4 break points during the match to 1 by 12th seed Jabeur. She also won 5 games in a row during the match to 3 by the Tunisian. Badosa, however, committed 7 double faults in the match to 2 by Jabeur. Bdosa had defeated 10th seed Angelique Kerber, 33, Germany, a winner of three Grand Slan si ngles titles, in quarter-final.