On March 12, a women’s singles quarterfinal will take place on the “Stadium 2” court at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden sports complex in Indian Wells, USA, where the WTA-1000 «BNP Paribas Open-2026» tournament is underway.
Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina will face Poland’s Iga Świątek for a place in the semifinals of the California “1000” event. Elina is ranked 9th. Świątek is ranked 2nd. The Pole leads their head-to-head record (4-1). Their tournament paths have not crossed this season, but Iga won both of their matches last year.
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The day before, Elina claimed an early victory over Czech player Kateřina Siniaková. The Czech was forced to retire at the start of the second set.
In the fourth round, Świątek brushed aside another Czech, Karolína Muchová (6:2, 6:0). The former world No. 1 is playing impressive tennis on these hard courts.
Can Elina reverse this unfavorable trend and finally defeat a difficult opponent? Watch live…
The Elina Svitolina – Iga Świątek match is scheduled to start at around 23:30 (Eastern European Time UTC+2).
Svitolina – Świątek, quarterfinal of the «BNP Paribas Open-2026», LIVE video coverage, result, match score…
*Svitolina – Świątek 2-1 (6:2, 4:6, 6:4)
