It’s the time to witness a much awaited match between the defending champion Simona Halep and the world no.1 Serena Williams on 17th march at 7:30 am(IST). The 21 time Grand Slam champion portrayed a fantastic victory against Kateryna Bondarenko. The American will now be meeting the World No.12 and defending champion Simona Halep.

They been playing exceedingly well in the tournament by far. It’ll be Serena’s second win in the Indian Wells since 2001. The duo has met eight times in the past, out of which Serena has clinched it six times. Serena seems to be excited about her clash with Halep tomorrow.

“It’ll be a really good match I think for both of us to kind of see where we want to be at this point in the year”, said the World no.1. She further added, ”I really like her game. I like how she’s aggressive. She’s a fighter. I definitely have to be ready”.