Swiatek and Sakkari replay the Indian Wells grand final

Two years after this definition they starred Indian Wells WTA 1000, Iga Swatic (No. 1 in the WTA rankings) and Maria Saccari (ix) They meet again on the same stage in search of the prestigious title. The match is exclusively on ESPN and STAR+.

Swiatek, ranked world number one for the first time in April 2022 and an 18-time champion, arrived in California with her WTA 1000 title in Doha a highlight since the start of her season. In the desert, she overcame the challenges proposed by Danielle Collins (6-3, 6-0), Linda Noskova (6-4, 6-0), Yulia Putintseva (6-1, 6-2), Caroline Wozniacki (6- 4, 1). -0 and retirement) and Marta Kostyuk (6-2, 6-1) to qualify for the tournament final for the second time in her career.

two years ago, The Warsaw-born woman lifted the championship by defeating Sakkari herself in the meta, 6-4, 6-1.. Weeks later, she became the fourth tennis player in history to win the Sunshine Double thanks to her win at the Miami Open.

The 28-year-old Greek tennis player, who was ranked third in the world in March 2022 and a two-time champion on the WTA Tour, arrives at Indian Wells with the Round of 16 in Dubai as her most important event to date. In her campaign in the United States during these two weeks, she celebrated against Diana Schneider (5-7, 6-4, 6-0), Caroline Garcia (6-3, 6-4), Diane Barry (6-2, 3). -6, 6-3), Emma Navarro (5-7, 6-2, 6-4) and Coco Gauff (6-4, 6-7, 6-2).

he face to face Between Sakkari and Swiatek the score ended 3-2 in favor of the Greek-born, but the last two matches were victories for the Pole: the Doha semi-final and the Indian Wells 2022 final. All the matches they played in the past took place in partial sets.

The match will be held on Sunday at three o’clock in the afternoon (Argentina and Chile), one o’clock in the afternoon (Colombia and Peru), and 12:00 noon (Mexico).

Indian Wells can be watched live on STAR+ throughout Latin America.