In 2018, Iga Swiatek succeeded Claire Liu as Wimbledon junior champion.

A victory over a second straight major champion would also be Kenin's first Top 10 win since upsetting then-World No.1 Ashleigh Barty in the 2020 Australian Open semifinals. The American reached the Hobart semifinals in January, and scored a quality win over Sloane Stephens in the first round this week. Kenin's comeback from last year's ankle injury has shown promise so far in 2023. Swiatek, Australian Open R4 | Rybakina d. The 23-year-old's runner-up showing at the Australian Open solidified her position in the Top 10, but her last tournament in Dubai was ended by a low back injury forcing Rybakina to withdraw.Ģ023 highlights: Rybakina d. Now, it's Rybakina who's the reigning Wimbledon champion in a parallel with Kenin, she backed up her first major title by making a second Slam final within the next 12 months. The Kazakh won 6-7(2), 6-3, 6-3 in the first round of Dubai and went on to her fourth final that year. In Kenin's first match following her 2020 Australian Open title run, she ran into a surging Rybakina. The last time Elena Rybakina played Sofia Kenin, she was an unseeded up-and-comer scoring an upset over a reigning Slam champion. Indian Wells Round 2 action: Sabalenka rolls past Rodina | Sakkari scores first win over Rogers | Gauff returns to third round | Ostapenko, Krejcikova, Kvitova advance More from Indian Wells: Scores | Order of play | Swiatek and the top seeds | Draw analysis | Swiatek tuning out expectations | Swinging freely key for Stearns | Memorable WTA moments | Fifty years of global evolution Here are the top five picks from the packed order of play. Emma Raducanu, Victoria Azarenka and Ons Jabeur are all also in action. Elena Rybakina and Sofia Kenin will square off in the tournament's second meeting of Grand Slam champions, while World No.1 Iga Swiatek and Bianca Andreescu could set up a marquee third-round clash. Second-round action continues on Day 4 of the BNP Paribas Open.

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