Indian Wells: Jaqueline Cristian and Sorana Cîrstea, eliminated in the third round

Jaqueline Cristian and Sorana Cîrstea suffered defeats in the third round of the WTA 1,000 tournament in Indian Wells, California, with total prizes of $9,415,725. Cristian, ranked 35th in the WTA, was defeated by world number one, Belarusian Arina Sabalenka, with 6-4, 6-1, after one hour and 11 minutes of play. The Romanian committed 7 double faults and converted only one break point out of six. Sorana Cîrstea, ranked 38th in the WTA, lost to Czech player Noskova, the 14th seed, with 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 6-4, after two hours and 23 minutes. Cîrstea managed 12 aces but had only one break point converted, while Noskova converted 3 out of 12.