Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina survived a stern test from Czech Karolina Muchova before advancing 7-6(4) 2-6 6-4 and will face Iga Swiatek in Friday's semi-final after the world number one rolled past Sorana Cirstea 6-2 6-3 at Indian Wells.
Muchova smacked a backhand crosscourt winner to break serve in the first set for a 3-2 lead and, despite having played several grueling three-set matches at the tournament and having her left thigh wrapped, looked fresh.
The unseeded Muchova, a former top 20 player now ranked 76th, played nearly flawless tennis in the second set to force the decider. "I served much better in the third. I didn't start that well at the beginning of the match. I was a bit slower than usual and here the conditions are not that easy for me.Rybakina will face the in-form Swiatek for a place in the final after the Pole dispatched unseeded Romanian Cirstea in the afternoon session.
Swiatek has yet to drop a set at Indian Wells and is brimming with confidence after winning a title in Doha last month.
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