

The pair also won the 2019 Indian Wells crown. 1 is a two-time Grand Slam winner in the discipline with partner Elise Mertens, having lifted the trophies at the 2019 US Open and 2021 Aussie Open. Sabalenka, the reigning Australian Open singles champion, is no stranger to doubles success. NO WAY!!! 😱 pulls out the reverse serve! #TieBreakTens /qoxDxmBUBK "We played really well against a lot of really good teams." "We said before the night started that we really wanted to come out and win," added the Netflix Break Point star.

He will open his Indian Wells title defence against Ben Shelton or Fabio Fognini. It's one of my favourite events, it being such a home tournament for me."įritz, who helped lead Team USA to United Cup glory in January, also won the Delray Beach singles title in February and broke into the Top 5 of the Pepperstone ATP Rankings for the first time last week. It's one of the many reasons I love coming here. "It's awesome just to have the chance to come out here and play in front of the crowd before even gets going," said Fritz, the defending Indian Wells men's singles champ. Fritz, who hit an ace with a trick serve in the semi-finals, fired a service winner on championship point. The one-night tournament was won by Taylor Fritz and Aryna Sabalenka, who defeated the Polish pairing of Hubert Hurkacz and Iga Swiatek 10-8 in the final. On the eve of main-draw play at the BNP Paribas Open, stars from both circuits thrilled the desert crowd in the third annual Eisenhower Cup, a mixed doubles exhibition that doubles as a fundraiser for local charities. Two months after the inaugural United Cup, the mixed-gender team event won by the United States in January, the ATP Tour and Hologic WTA Tour again joined forces on the court Tuesday night in Indian Wells.
