In the men's singles event, the highly rated players all showed stable form to win the right to continue. The highlight of the semi-finals is the confrontation between world No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz and former world No. 1 Daniil Medvedev.
Alcaraz defeated Indian Wells 2021 champion Cameron Norrie with a fairly favorable game. Meanwhile, Medvedev defeated defending champion Jack Draper to advance to the round for the four strongest players.
In the remaining semi-final pair, Jannik Sinner will face Alexander Zverev. Sinner did not encounter much difficulty when he quickly defeated Learner Tien after only two sets. Meanwhile, Zverev also won convincingly against Arthur Fils to continue the race at the first Masters 1000 tournament of the year.
In the women's singles, the biggest surprise belonged to the defeat of No. 2 seed Iga Swiatek against Elina Svitolina after three sets. This result helped the Ukrainian player reach the semi-finals.
The two women's singles semi-final pairs are therefore determined to include Aryna Sabalenka against Linda Noskova, while Elena Rybakina faces Elina Svitolina. In which, the match between the reigning Australian Open champion Rybakina and Svitolina is predicted to be the most notable match.
According to the schedule, the semi-finals of the Indian Wells 2026 tennis tournament will take place from March 14th Vietnam time.
