Sabalenka storms into Indian Wells semi-finals

Indian Wells: Arina SabalenkaThe Australian Open champion thrashed American teenager Coco Goff 6-4, 6-0 to reach the semi-finals of the WTA and ATP Masters 1000 events. Indian Wells on Wednesday.

Sabalenka, looking for a third title this year and her first after victory in Adelaide Grand Slam crown In Melbourne, the young American star needed just 64 minutes to overcome and face two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova or last year’s Indian Wells runner-up, Greece’s Maria Sakari.

Sabalenka was in complete command of her serve, and her groundstroke left Goff with few options.

Belarus had five aces and a total of 18 winners. He did not face a break point and closed out the match with three straight unreturned serves.

“It was a great match,” Sabalenka said. “I felt great on the court.

“I just put a lot of pressure on her serve and that’s why she was struggling, especially with her serve in the second set. That helped me win the match in two sets.”

He avenged last year’s loss to Goff in Toronto and narrowed the gap between them, having lost three of the previous four matches. American.

“I didn’t really think about my previous matches,” Sabalenka said. “I feel a little different on the court this year. I think I’m a little different player.

“I knew that if I was going to bring my tennis to the court today, I would have every chance to win this match.”

Goff fired a half-dozen aces, 12 winners in total, but under intense pressure from Sabalenka had 14 more errors than her opponent.

Sabalinka’s next opponent will be Jang Testa. Seventh-ranked Sicari has needed three sets in her three matches so far, while former world number two Kvitova, now ranked 15th, saved four match points in her fourth-round win over third-ranked Jessica Pegola.