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While Kristina Mladenovic defeated Caroline Wozniacki in the previous round, Elena Vesnina defeated Venus Williams at the Indian Wells.

It is quite unusual to see Kristina Mladenovic of France reach the quarter-final of a tennis tournament, playing singles. Of course, we have seen her dominating the women's doubles scene quite often.

On Friday, Mladenovic, 23, clashes swords with 30-year-old Russian Elena Vesnina in the semi-finals of the BNP Paribas Open 2017 at the Indian Wells.

Both Mladenovic and Vesnina are entering the match at the back of some emphatic wins. While the former recorded a thrilling 3-6 7-6 (7/4) 6-2 win over Caroline Wozniacki, Vesnina put up a shock upset, knocking out the veteran Venus Williams 6-2 4-6 6-3.

"Mladenovic is on fire, but so am I. I need to think how I need to play against her, because I have couple of thoughts on my mind. Mladenovic's a great doubles player, as well. She's kind of player on all the court. She can come into the net. She's using the drop-shots, slices," Vesnina said ahead of her semi-finals match.

"So, it's going to be difficult match, but on the other hand, it's very exciting to play the semi-final match here in Indian Wells," she added.