Kristina Mladenovic and timea babos into semis of the bnp Paribas open. Wta doubles.

INDIAN WELLS, CA, USA
Timea Babos and Kristina Mladenovic weathered a tricky encounter against the No.5 seeds Monica Niculescu and Andrea Sestini Hlavackova to advance into the semifinals at the BNP Paribas Open, 6-4, 6-3.