Sabalenka Defeats Raducanu While Gauff Tops Bronzetti at Indian Wells

Aryna Sabalenka plays a forehand volley against Emma Raducanu during the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., on March 11, 2024. Clive Brunskill/Getty Images

Second-seeded Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka continued her charge back to the BNP Paribas Open final, beating Great Britain’s Emma Raducanu 6–3, 7–5 on Monday, March 12, in a third-round match in Indian Wells, Calif.

Sabalenka came up just short of the title last year, falling to Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan in the championship match.