Evgeniya Rodina defeated Alize Cornet 6–2, 7–5 in the first round of the WTA 1000 Indian Wells on hard court on 8 March 2023, delivering an upset against the pre-match favourite. Cornet, the lower-seeded player and odds-on favourite at 1.18, was unable to convert her status into a positive result, whilst Rodina, positioned as the outsider at 5.51, secured a decisive opening-set victory and held firm through a competitive second set to advance. The result marks a notable scalp for Rodina in the early stages of the tournament and suggests momentum heading into her second-round fixture.