Sofia Kenin left the tournament in Indian Wells in the second round, the American was defeated by Elena Rybakina (the tenth favorite of the “WTA 1000” competition).

Sofia Kenin defeated Elena Rybakina in Indian Wells

The American, ranked 170th in the world, gave Rybakina a tough test, but the Wimbledon champion prevailed after two hours and 10 minutes of play and two tiebreaks 7-6 (6), 7-6(5).

Olena (this year’s Australian Open finalist) will beat Iberian Paula Badoza (21st favorite) in the third round.

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The winner of a major tournament (Australian Open 2020) Kenin has been having very poor seasons since her excellent performance in Melbourne three years ago.

Just a few weeks after her triumph at Rod Laver Arena, Kenin rose to No. 4 in the WTA rankings, a career-high.

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Know:

• It was Sofia Kenin’s seventh defeat of the year, her best result this season coming in the WTA semifinals in Hobart (category 250) in January.

• Since 2020 (the season in which he won the Australian Open), Kenin has not triumphed in any tournament. In 2021, he had 11 wins and 10 losses, and in 2022 he won ten times, but lost another 17 controversial games.

Indian Wells, results registered on Saturday

Varvara Grachova – Petra Martych (25) 6-3, 6-2

Karolina Mukhova – Victoria Azarenka (14) 7-6(1), 6-3

Emma Raducanu – Magda Lynette (20) 7-6(3), 6-2

Marketa Vondrousova – Mari Buzkova (28) 6-1, 6-1

Bernard Pera – Lyudmila Samsonova (12) 2-6, 7-6(8), 7-6(6)

Beatrice Haddad Maya (13) – Kateryna Sinyakova 5-7, 7-6(4), 6-3

Leila Fernandez (30) – Emma Navarro 6-2, 6-4

Iga Sviatek (1) – Claire Liu 6-0, 6-1

Caroline Garcia (5) – Dalma Galfi 6-1, (4)6-7, 6-4

Daria Kasatkina (8) – Tatiana Maria 6-2, 6-1

Martina Trevisan (23) – Madison Brengle 5-7, 6-1, 6-2

Olena Rybakina (10) – Sofia Kenin 7-6(6), 7-6(5)

Bianca Andreescu (32) – Peyton Stearns 4-6, 6-4, 6-3

Ons Jaber (4) – Magdalena Fresh 4-6, 6-4, 6-1

Paula Badosa (21) – Nuria Parrizas-Diaz 6-2, 7-5

Sorana Kirstea – Madison Keys (19) 6-1 (Keys eliminated).

Indian Wells will be held from March 6-19 on hard and 96 players have started in the two main draws. The contest offers $8,800,000 each for men and women. Titled champions – Taylor Fritz and Iga Svyatek.