WTA Roundup: Katie Volynets Enjoys Comforts of Home at Indian Wells

American tennis player Katie Volynets celebrates a game win during her ATX Open semifinal match against Varvara Gracheva in Austin, Texas on March. 4, 2023. Aaron E. Martinez/American-Statesman/USA TODAY via Field Level Media

American Katie Volynets dug deep in front of a friendly crowd on Wednesday, earning a 7–5, 7–5 win over Russia’s Mirra Andreeva in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif.

Volynets, a native of Walnut Creek, Calif., was broken twice in the first set but responded by immediately breaking Andreeva on both occasions.