Iga Świątek will fight for a place in the semi-finals of the prestigious BNP Paribas Open 2023 competition on hard courts in Indian Wells on Thursday. We already know when the Polish will face the Romanian Sorana Cirstea.

The quarter-final stage of the WTA 1000 competition in Indian Wells has been split into two days. Matches in the bottom half of the tournament draw are played on Wednesdays, while matches in the top half are played on Thursdays. It’s Thursday that Iga Świątek and Sorana Cirstea will play together.

The organizers of the BNP Paribas Open 2023 have already unveiled the game plan for the 11th day of the tournament. Świątek and Cirstea will go to center court (stage 1) in the second row for the day session. AT. At 7:00 p.m. Polish time, Czech player Karolina Muchova and Kazakh player Jelena Rybakina will start matches at this facility. After them, a Pole and a Romanian will play. It means that will compete at approx. 9:00 p.m. our time.

Świątek and Cirstea will face off for the second time on professional courts. Last year, the ladies met in the fourth round of the Australian Open 2022. At that time, the current WTA ranking leader turned things around and beat the Romanian 5:7, 6:3, 6 : 3.

Retransmissions of the WTA 1000 hard court tournament in Indian Wells can be followed on Canal+ Sport. Live text coverage of the match Świątek – Cirstea will be available on the WP SportoweFakty portal.

Program of matches for the 11th day (Thursday) of the BNP Paribas Open 2023 competition:

Stage 1

from 7:00 p.m. Polish time
Karolina Muchova (Czech Republic) – Jelena Rybakina (Kazakhstan, 10)
Iga Świątek (Poland, 1) – Sorana Cirstea (Romania)

after hours 23:00 polish time
Taylor Fritz (USA, 4) – Jannik Sinner (Italy, 11)

after hours 02:00 polish time
Carlos Alcaraz (Spain, 1) – Félix Auger-Aliassime (Canada, 8)

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