Jaqueline Cristian and Sorana Cîrstea qualified for the third round at Indian Wells, after victories in the second round matches.

Jaqueline Cristian (35 WTA) and Sorana Cîrstea (38 WTA) qualified for the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells on Saturday. Cristian defeated Australian Maya Joint (29 WTA, seed 29) with a score of 0-6, 6-2, 7-5, after a match lasting two hours and 19 minutes. In the third round, she will play against Belarusian Arina Sabalenka, the world number one.

Additionally, Sorana Cîrstea defeated the 21st seed, Diana Shnaider (20 WTA), with 6-2, 7-6 (0), in 1 hour and 32 minutes. Cîrstea will face Czech player Linda Noskova (14 WTA, seed 14) in the third round. Both players secured a prize of $61,865 and 65 WTA points for their performance.