Tennis: Świątek falls to Andreeva in Indian Wells semifinals

Defending champion Iga Świątek was eliminated in the semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, falling to Russia’s Mirra Andreeva 6-7(1), 6-1, 3-6 on Friday.

Iga Świątek k of Poland in action against Mirra Andreeva of Russia during the women’s semifinals of the BNP Paribas Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California, USA, 14 March 2025.

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The world No. 2 had been aiming for her third title in California but was unable to overcome the ninth-seeded Andreeva.

Świątek had won their first meeting but has now lost twice to the 17-year-old, including a quarterfinal defeat in Dubai in February, where Andreeva went on to claim her first WTA 1000 title as the youngest champion in the tournament category’s history.

Andreeva will face world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final after the Belarusian dominated Madison Keys 6-0, 6-1 in the other semifinal.

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Source: PAP, IAR