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Svitolina Upsets Swiatek, Reaches Indian Wells Semifinals

3/13/2026

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Elina Svitolina, the Ukrainian tennis player, advanced to the Indian Wells WTA 1000 semifinals in the United States.
She defeated world number two Iga Swiatek of Poland in the quarterfinals, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, after 2 hours and 10 minutes.
This was Svitolina's second win against Swiatek in six meetings.
In the semifinals, she will face the winner of Jessica Pegula from the United States and Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan.

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Elina Svitolina, the Ukrainian tennis player, advanced to the Indian Wells WTA 1000 semifinals in the United States.
She defeated world number two Iga Swiatek of Poland in the quarterfinals, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4, after 2 hours and 10 minutes.
This was Svitolina's second win against Swiatek in six meetings.
In the semifinals, she will face the winner of Jessica Pegula from the United States and Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan.