On March 19, Beijing time, the WTA1000 Indian Wells Women's Singles Semifinals began to compete, in a showdown between Grand Slam champions, the No. 3 seed Sviatek and the No. 24 seed Halep met. The two sides have met three times before, and Halep has the upper hand with 2 wins and 1 loss.
In the first five sets of the first set, both sides saved serves, with Sviatek starting to lead 3-2. In the 6th set, Sviatek completed the break to give a 4-2 lead. Halep quickly broke back in the 7th set, and then she saved the run to make it 4-4. In the 9th and 10th innings, the two broke each other's serves, and after each serve was followed by a tie-up to grab seven. Sviatek scored four consecutive runs in seven sets to win 8-6 to steal seven.
In the second set, Sviatek broke first in the 3rd set and Halep broke back to make it 2-2 in the 4th set. In the 6th set, Sviatek lost again in the serve and Halep led the opponent 4-2. In the 7th inning, Sviatek broke Halep's serve and in the 8th she saved the serve to make it 4-4. In the 9th set, Sviatek broke again to usher in a serve to win the game. In the 10th set, Sviatek managed to save serve and win the second set 6-4.
In a match that lasted 1 hour and 49 minutes, the No. 3 seed Sviatek narrowly defeated Halep 7-6 (6), 6-4, reaching the final for the first time in his career in Indian Wells. In the final, Sviatek's opponent will be between Sakkari and Badosa.