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Azarenka, a two-time winner at the California event, fought back
from a set and break down to beat 2017 French Open champion
Ostapenko 3-6 6-3 7-5.
The 32-year-old will face Spain's Paula Badosa in Sunday's final
as she aims to become the first woman to win the Indian Wells
title three times after victories in 2012 and 2016.
"I thought the most important (thing) was my fight, that I can
be really proud of," twice Grand Slam winner Azarenka told
reporters. "Analysing the game, it was a lot of things that I
could have maybe done a little bit better.
"Overall, she (Ostapenko) was playing incredible in the first
set... I was just trying to find opportunity, create
opportunity, for me to get back into the match, to take a little
bit more control in the match, really fight for every ball."
Azarenka, who is searching for her first title of the season,
said that she had endured a "tricky" campaign this year.
"There were parts where I physically couldn't necessarily bring
that extra level, extra fight, which was very frustrating," the
Belarusian said.
"I feel like right now I'm a bit more settled with a bit more
structure, a little bit more discipline, which makes it not
necessarily easier but a bit clearer what I need to do."
(Reporting by Manasi Pathak in Bengaluru; Editing by Shri
Navaratnam)
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