Aryna Sabalenka [1] v Elena Rybakina [3] \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0H2H: Sabalenka leads 8-7 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Indian Wells 2026\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Indian Wells, USA \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Hard (O)\u00a0Prize Money: $612,340\/$1,511,380First on Stadium One (18:00 GMT)\u00a0Sky\/Now TV<\/a> <- Subscription Required<\/p>\n Both players have looked comfortable throughout the tournament and have proven why they are in the final.<\/p>\n Aryna Sabalenka [1] route to the final<\/p>\n R1: BYE<\/p>\n R2: Himeno Sakatsume [Q] 6-4 6-2<\/p>\n R3: Jaqueline Cristian 6-4 6-1<\/p>\n R4: Naomi Osaka [16] 6-2 6-4<\/p>\n QF: Victoria Mboko [10] 7-6(0) 6-4<\/p>\n SF: Linda Noskova [14] 6-3 6-4<\/p>\n Elena Rybakina [3] route to the final<\/p>\n R1: BYE<\/p>\n R2: Hailey Baptiste 7-6(5) 2-6 6-2<\/p>\n R3: Marta Kostyuk [28] 6-4 6-4<\/p>\n R4: Sonay Kartal 6-4 4-3 RET<\/p>\n QF: Jessica Pegula [5] 6-1 7-6(4)<\/p>\n SF: Elina Svitolina [9] 7-5 6-4<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Tale of the Tape \u2013 Key Stats (Last 52 Weeks)H2H:Aryna Sabalenka (WR 1) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Elena Rybakina (WR 3) \u00a0\u00a0Tournament Previous BestFinal (2023, 2025) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Champion (2023) \u00a0\u00a0\u00a01st Serve Return Points Won %3834.4Return Points Won %45.843Break Point Conversion %46.245.6Break Point Saved %65.365.9Total Points Won %54.253.8<\/p>\n Sabalenka has been more consistent on return but there is very little to separate the two best players in the world right now.<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n Playing Styles and Prediction<\/p>\n After her Australian Open final defeat to Rybakina, it\u2019s been a good response from Sabalenka who is into her third Indian Wells final.<\/p>\n However, Sabalenka has a poor record in finals recently and will aim to put that right in California as she needs this title to prove she can still produce results under pressure.<\/p>\n Ahead of the final Sabalenka is determined to put her recent finals record right and is focusing on the small details in order to get better.<\/p>\n \u201cI just want to focus, if I make it to the final, I want to make sure that I get it, I get the trophy,\u201d Sabalenka told the WTA website<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m so done of losing these big finals. It felt like even though players were playing incredible tennis in those finals, I feel like I had so many opportunities that I didn\u2019t use. Right now my mentality, if I make it to the final, I\u2019ll go out there and, you know, I\u2019ll do everything I can and everything I cannot to get that trophy.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you want to be on the top, you always have to search for something, for little details to add to your game so you can be really unpredictable. To have all those tools in your game, that definitely gives you so much of advantage over other players.\u201d<\/p>\n A rematch from the final two years ago awaits as Rybakina is into another big final after victory over Svitolina.<\/p>\n The Kazakh now has the chance to defeat Sabalenka in a final for the third consecutive time as she aims to celebrate becoming the new world number two in style.<\/p>\n Ahead of the final Rybakina is expecting a difficult match in what is another meeting between the two players in a final.<\/p>\n![](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/Connected-Clubs-Graphic.png\"\/)
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