Meanwhile, Maria Sakkari makes her Top 5 debut and American Taylor Fritz breaks into the Top 15.

On a Sunday that favored the returner, the 20-year-old used her footwork and forehand margin to pull away from the Greek, 6-4, 6-1, for her third WTA 1000 crown at the BNP Paribas Open.

After her 6-4, 6-1 victory Sunday at the BNP Paribas Open, the Pole has now won 10 successive sets in tour-level finals and adds to February's 1000-level triumph at Doha.

It's the final day of the BNP Paribas Open, so we're rolling out two picks for what should be an exciting day of tennis in the desert.

For a WTA event without Ash Barty, this is about as high-level and relevant as a big final can get in 2022.

Whoever wins the women’s final at Indian Wells on Sunday will rise to a new career-high of No. 2 on the WTA rankings.

The defending champion is also still in the running to become No. 2 in next week’s WTA rankings after scoring a first win in four attempts against her Russian nemesis.

"I had to find different ways of winning points," notes the Greek starlet at the BNP Paribas Open.

“I remember that point that I lost,” Sakkari told Tennis Channel Live after winning 24 of 25 first-serve points against Kvitova in Indian Wells.

From a wife and mother spreading Valentine's cheer to a Russian's birthday, the tennis social scene was buzzing this week.