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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – There certainly are some key seeds missing.
But on the other side of the ledger were two high-profile names who are still alive.
One was wild card Emma Raducanu.
The other was Naomi Osaka, who is in on a protected ranking.
Both are out now, even if both put up credible showings considering their long absences.
(Indian Wells is 3 hours behind EDT)
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Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Category: WTA Tour 1000
Surface: Outdoor Hard
Dates: March 6-17, 2024
Prize money: $9,258,030
Draws: S96 / D32
Monday, March 11, 2024
Final results
Singles, third round
Upsets
[24] Emma Navarro (USA) def. [16] Elina Svitolina (UKR) 61 46 63
Seeds scuffling
[11] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) def Sloane Stephens (USA) 26 64 64
Star power
[2] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) def [WC] Emma Raducanu (GBR) 63 75
[24] Elise Mertens (BEL) def. [PR] Naomi Osaka (JPN) 75 64
Seeds advancing
[3] Coco Gauff (USA) def Lucia Bronzetti (ITA) 62 76 (5)
[9] Maria Sakkari (GRE) def. [20] Caroline Garcia (FRA) 63 64
Other results
Diane Parry (FRA) def Anna Blinkova (RUS) 64 63
Yuan Yue (CHN) def. Caroline Dolehide (USA) 16 64 76 (2)