World number one Aryna Sabalenka is through to the semi-finals at Indian Wells after a victory over Canadian Victoria Mboko

World number one Aryna Sabalenka is through to the semi-finals at Indian Wells after a victory over Canadian Victoria Mboko

 Harry How

World number one Aryna Sabalenka kept her bid for a first Indian Wells title on track, holding off Canadian teen Victoria Mboko 7-6 (7/0), 6-4 to reach the semi-finals on Thursday.

Sabalenka had beaten Mboko in the fourth round of the Australian Open in January in a match the 19-year-old called "an eye-opener."

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