Victoria Azarenka vs Elena Rybakina – Third Round – Preview & Prediction | 2022 Indian Wells Masters
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THE FACTS
When is Victoria Azarenka vs Elena Rybakina on and what time does it start? Victoria Azarenka vs Elena Rybakina will take place on Monday 14th March, 2022 – not before 22:00 (UK)
Where is Victoria Azarenka vs Elena Rybakina taking place? Victoria Azarenka vs Elena Rybakina will take place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California, USA
What surface is Victoria Azarenka vs Elena Rybakina being played on? Victoria Azarenka vs Elena Rybakina will take place on an outdoor hard court
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What channel is Victoria Azarenka vs Elena Rybakina on in the UK? Victoria Azarenka vs Elena Rybakina will be televised live on the Amazon Prime app on Smart TVs
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THE LOWDOWN
VICTORIA AZARENKA
Former world number one and Victoria Azarenka overcame a spirited lucky loser in Astra Sharma on Saturday in three sets. The 32-year-old won back-to-back Grand Slam titles at the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013 amongst 21 career WTA titles that include eight Masters trophies – two from Indian Wells in 2012 and 2016. Azarenka also finished runner-up here last season to Paula Badosa.
ELENA RYBAKINA
World number 20 Elena Rybakina looked in great shape after a difficult few months on tour, with a straight-sets victory over Alison Van Uytvanck a superb result. The 22-year-old set a career-high WTA world ranking of 12th back in January after finishing runner-up to Ash Barty at Adelaide 1 but she was forced to pull out of her next three tournaments until a first round defeat at the Qatar Open last month.
THE PREDICTION
We can tentatively expect Elena Rybakina to make her way back towards the top 10 of the WTA world rankings after an injury-hampered blip, with the Kazakh set to enjoy her strongest season yet. This is a hugely tough test, though, against last year’s Indian Wells runner-up Victoria Azarenka, with the former world number one better-equipped than most to deal with Rybakina’s powerful arms. With Rybakina’s fitness still in question this match is well worth leaving out of an accumulator and even then this is a really difficult call. Take Azarenka to win at least a set as the just-about likelier to come through.
