PROJECTED WTA QUARTER-FINALS 2024 Indian Wells Open featurning SWIATEK-JABEUR and PEGULA-SABALENKA

The draw has been confirmed for the WTA 1000 Indian Wells which is due to take place between 6-17 March, 2024 and so have the projected Quarter-Finals.

Iga Swiatek is among those involved and will face off against Ons Jabeur potentially in the Quarter-Finals. Others include Coco Gauff – Qinwen Zheng and Aryna Sabalenka – Jessica Pegula. The main absence will be the world No. 11 Karolina Muchova, along with the world No. 20 Barbora Krejcikova, due to an injury.

The tournament will feature a tricky main draw, as some of the favorites could potentially face tough opponents from the early rounds. For instance, Swiatek awaits a possible second-round match against Danielle Collins, who faces a qualifier, and in the third round, she could play against the recent WTA 500 San Diego champion, Katie Boulter, or the young Linda Nosklova, who eliminated her at the Australian Open.

In Swiatek's quarter of the draw, there's also Ons Jabeur, who might face Mirra Andreeva in her opener, the same player who defeated her convincingly at the Aussie Open (6-0, 6-2). Also in the bottom half are Elena Rybakina and Marketa Vondrousova, who will encounter several qualifiers, but Paula Badosa and Beatriz Haddad Maia pose potential challenges.

The second part of the main draw could witness a clash of young stars in the quarterfinals between Coco Gauff and Qinwen Zheng, although it remains to be seen if players like Naomi Osaka or Daria Kasatkina can avoid such matchups.

In the lower section of the draw, favorites Aryna Sabalenka and Jessica Pegula may set the stage for a potential semifinal face-off. Nevertheless, it won't be an easy path with competitors like Maria Sakkari, Elina Svitolina, and Leylah Fernandez in the same draw.

Here's the projected quarterfinal matchups based on the current rankings of the players: