Revenge can be a pretty strong motivator, and it was on full display Friday night at Indian Wells as Aryna Sabalenka got more than a measure of it against Madison Keys. Seven weeks after losing to Keys in a three-set heartbreaker in the Australian Open final,

Aryna Sabalenka avenged her Australian Open final defeat to Madison Keys in ruthless fashion as she booked her place in the BNP Paribas Open final.The world number one raced to a 6-0 6-1 victory to set up a final against teenager Mirra Andreeva after the ninth seed continued her winning run against Iga Swiatek.

Aryna Sabalenka meant business against Madison Keys and got her revenge in one of the most impressive ways possible after demolishing the No. 5 seed 6-0 6-1 in just 51 minutes to reach the Indian Wells final.

Aryna Sabalenka ended Madison Keys' 16-match win streak by winning 12 of 13 games to advance to her second BNP Paribas Open final.

Aryna Sabalenka will take on Madison Keys in a grudge match after Keys denied Sabalenka a third successive Australian Open title in January.

Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva halted Iga Swiatek's quest for a third Indian Wells title, advancing to the final after a tough three-set match. Andre

Revenge is on the mind of Andreeva, who lost to Sabalenka in the fourth round of the Australian Open. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Madison Keys needed just 65 minutes to top Belinda Bencic, while Iga Swiatek also won in straight sets to advance to the BNP Paribas Open semifinals on Thursday.

World number one Aryna Sabalenka overwhelmed Madison Keys 6-0, 6-1 to reach the Indian Wells WTA 1000 final on Friday, avenging her loss to the fifth-ranked American in the Australian Open final.Sabalenka is in the Indian Wells final for the second time.