Carbo storm?

Sinja Kraus arrives in the desert with a brand-new status as a member of theTop 100(world No. 99 since February 23). Her preparation is optimal: after her quarterfinal in Oeiras (Portugal) on February 20, she skipped last week to acclimatize to Indian Wells. She has had10 full daysto digest the trip, fine-tune her big serve (close to a 90% success rate at the start of the year), and adapt to the Californian wind. Sinja is a rhythm player, and she comes here with fresh lungs and sky-high confidence for her first WTA 1000 qualifying rounds.

Storm Hunter (Storm) is in a critical situation for a singles match. Like Taylor, she won the doubles final in Austin last night, Sunday March 1, around10:00 p.m.. Between the protocol and the trip, she arrives today with a massive sleep deficit andzero minutes of singles practiceon this specific surface. At 31, playing again right after a marathon week in Texas with no transition is an immense physical challenge, especially for a player ranked outside the top 230 in singles. She’s likely to be desperately short on stamina as soon as rallies go beyond three shots.