Maria Sakkari battles past Coco Gauff to book place in Indian Wells final
The Greek world number nine will face top seed Iga Swiatek for the title.
The Greek world number nine will face top seed Iga Swiatek for the title.
The election takes place against the backdrop of a ruthless crackdown that has crippled independent media and prominent rights groups.
World number one Swiatek beat Yulia Putintseva in straight sets.
It also said the attackers lost seven tanks and five armoured vehicles.
The fallout from the edited royal photo features heavily on Tuesday’s newspaper front pages.
The Briton won all four games played before the stoppage.
The British number two suffered a left wrist injury in practice a fortnight ago.
The Italian eased to a 6-3 6-0 win for his 16th success in a row.
Boulter was broken four times on her way to a 6-3 6-2 loss in 78 minutes.
The 21-year-old will return to tournament action after a training block in Indian Wells this week.
The British number one is back in action in Indian Wells after winning the San Diego Open.
Katie Boulter beat five top-50 players in San Diego and will now eye a deep run at next week’s BNP Paribas Open.
De Minaur defended his Mexican Open title in Acapulco on Saturday before scheduling an early-morning flight to support her on Sunday.
Boulter has had a flying start to the 2024 season and the victory over Kostyuk guarantees she will break into the top 30 for the first time.
The British number one will take on Ukraine’s Marta Kostyuk for her first WTA 500 title.