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    "excerpt": "World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka cruised into her third final of the season with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over last year's runner-up, No.7 seed Maria Sakkari, in the Indian Wells Masters semifinals, here.",
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    "editor1": "<p>World No 2 Aryna Sabalenka cruised into her third final of the season with a 6-2, 6-3 victory over last year&#39;s runner-up, No.7 seed Maria Sakkari, in the Indian Wells Masters semifinals, here.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sakkari had beaten Sabalenka in their last two clashes, which came in the group stages at the WTA Finals in both 2021 and 2022. But Sabalenka prevailed in 1 hour and 23 minutes in the Californian desert on Friday, increasing her head-to-head lead over Sakkari to 5-3.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I&#39;m just super happy with another final and super happy with the win against Maria. She&#39;s such a great fighter, and it&#39;s always tough matches against her,&quot; Sabalenka said in her post-match press conference.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>&quot;I feel really good on court right now, but I also have an understanding that it&#39;s not going to be the same all the time. So that&#39;s why I keep working hard, to make sure in those days when things are not working my way, I still will be able to compete and to get these wins,&quot; she added.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sabalenka has compiled a 17-1 win-loss record this season, and she has lost only five sets in her 18 matches this year. She is now tied with Caroline Garcia (17-7) for the most WTA main-draw match-wins in 2023. Sabalenka has also won five of her last six matches against Top 10 opposition.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>A victory in the final would make Sabalenka the first player to win three titles in 2023, having prevailed at the Australian Open and Adelaide International 1. Belinda Bencic (Adelaide International 2 and Abu Dhabi champion) is the only player other than Sabalenka to have won two titles this season.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 24-year old Sabalenka finished the match with 21 winners to Sakkari&#39;s nine, and she converted five of her ten break points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Sabalenka will face reigning Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina for the WTA 1000 title on Sunday. Rybakina stormed past defending champion and World No.1 Iga Swiatek in the second semifinal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 24-year old Sabalenka finished the match with 21 winners to Sakkari&#39;s nine, and she converted five of her ten break points.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p><strong>Also Read: <\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/hindi.cricketnmore.com\/tagging\/ipl-flashback\">IPL Tales &amp; Records<\/a><\/p>\r\n",
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