(Reuters) – Paula Badosa survived a stiff problem from Victoria Azarenka to provide a gutsy 7-6(5) 2-6 7-6(2) win within the Indian Wells championship match on Sunday.
Azarenka was two factors from profitable the match for a 3rd time and serving when her sport started to unravel behind a collection of errors.
Badosa took benefit and held her nerve within the ultimate tiebreaker, firing a crosscourt forehand winner on championship level after which falling to the courtroom in pleasure.
With the win, Badosa turns into the primary Spanish girl to win the match within the California desert and can transfer to a profession excessive world quantity 13 on Monday.
The match, which is usually known as the fifth main, was not held final 12 months as a result of COVID-19 pandemic and was pushed again from March to October this 12 months as a result of world well being disaster.
(Reporting by Rory Carroll in Los Angeles; Enhancing by Stephen Coates)
