Chịkọta isiokwu ahụ:  Serena Williams gbakechara site na mbido ọjọọ iji merie onye obodo ya Sloane Stephens wee ruo nkeji iri anọ na ise nke BNP Paribas Open na Indian Wells. Nọmba 1 nke ụwa tụfuru egwuregwu abụọ mbụ ya na nzukọ nke anọ n'etiti ndị enyi abụọ, bụ ndị mmekọrịta ha jụrụ oyi mgbe Stephens meriri naanị ya na 2013 Australian Open. N'agbanyeghi na ha tufuru mmeghe mmeghe na tie-break mgbe ha gbakọtara iji weghachite okpukpu abụọ, Williams ghọrọ onye na-achị achị ka egwuregwu ahụ gara n'ihu wee nweta mmeri 6-7 (7/3), 6-2, 6-2 n'ime awa abụọ na nkeji asaa. Serena Williams gbakeela site na mbido ọjọọ iji merie onye obodo ya bụ Sloane Stephens na Tuzdee. Williams (n'aka ekpe) na-ekele Stephens na-esote 6-7 (7/3). 6-2. Ọ bụ 6-2. 6-2 mmeri na Indian Wells. O gosipụtara ihe ịma aka siri ike maka Williams - na-eme ọbịbịa mbụ ya na Indian Wells n'ime afọ 14 - karịa mmeri nkeji 53 ya n'elu Zarina Diyas na agba gara aga. N'ịbụ ndị mmalite siri ike nke Stephens wụrụ akpata oyi n'ahụ, Williams lụrụ ọgụ laghachi n'ọkwa mana nọmba ụwa 42 na-achịkwa tie-break iji bulie olileanya nke ịhazigharị mmeri ọrụ n'etiti ụzọ abụọ n'otu. Williams nwere echiche ndị ọzọ, na-agbaji onye iro ya na mbido nke abụọ ma na-ajụ ikwe ka Stephens nwee ohere ọ bụla tupu ya enwee obi ike iji dozie egwuregwu ahụ. Stephens nke nwere nkụda mmụọ tụfuru ọrụ ya ọzọ na egwuregwu mbụ nke mkpebi ahụ na mgbe Williams mebiri ọzọ iji gaa 5-2 ọ bụ naanị oge tupu ya emechaa mmeri ya. Nọmba ụwa nke mbụ adaala egwuregwu abụọ mbụ ya na egwuregwu nke anọ n'etiti ndị enyi abụọ a. Stephens wepụrụ ya na egwuregwu mbụ nke setịpụrụ mkpebi tupu Williams ekwuo mmeri.
Serena Williams meriri Sloane Stephens na setịpụ atọ n' Indian Wells. Stephens mere ka ụwa niile mara na ọ bụ ya bụ onye nke mbụ n" ụwa niile. Williams lụghachiri ọgụ iji nweta ọnọdụ na nkeji iri na ise.