Indian Wells: Sunday's Order of Play and Match Points

1m read 18 Mar 2018 7y ago
Naomi Osaka takes part in the Indian Wells final on Sunday (Getty)

MATCH POINTS

Both of the Indian Wells finalists are under the age of 21 - for the first time since 2001, when Serena Williams beat Kim Clijsters.

Daria Kasatkina

View Profile , finalist in Dubai earlier this year, seeks her second WTA singles title, having previously won in Charleston last year. She is the third Russian to make the Indian Wells final in the last two years, after compatriots Elena Vesnina and Svetlana Kuznetsova faced off last year.

Naomi Osaka

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Naomi Osaka

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Both players have dropped one set en route to the final, Naomi Osaka

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in the last 16 while Venus Williams levelled against
Daria Kasatkina
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in the semifinal.

Daria Kasatkina

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at the US Open, Australian Open champion
Caroline Wozniacki
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at both St Petersburg and Indian Wells and Wimbledon winner Garbiñe Muguruza in Dubai.

ORDER OF PLAY

Play starts at 11am

STADIUM 1   
Naomi Osaka

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(RUS) [20]