Indian Wells: Mission title defense canceled in all competitions
After the elimination of John Isner and Jack Sock in the semi-finals of the doubles competition at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Indian Wells, one thing is certain: there will be no title defense in Tennis Paradise anywhere.
by tennisnet.com
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Mar 18, 2023, 07:45 am
Not only is it not looking good for the defending champions in Indian Wells, it's settled on all levels. The last "hopes" were left for John Isner and Jack Sock, but they lost in the semifinals of the doubles competition against Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden 6:7 (8) and 6:7 (2). By the way, tournament favorites Wesley Koolhof and Neal Skupski are waiting for Bopanna and Ebden in the final.
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But back to those professionals who had succeeded in Indian Wells last year. A few minutes before the somewhat spectacular departure of Isner and Sock, Iga Swiatek once again had to admit defeat to Elena Rybakina's power tennis. And how! The Pole only won four games. This means that no player has managed to defend her title since 1991.
Fritz fails because of Sinner
For the men, things were already clear after the quarter-finals. Jannik Sinner made a contribution to the departure of Taylor Fritz. Fritz had won against an ailing Rafael Nadal in the final in 2022.
So that leaves the women's doubles. But there will not be a repeat of last year, when Yifan Xu and Zhaoxuan Yang sensationally won the title. This time the big favorites Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova with Laura Siegemund and Beatriz Haddad Maia make up for it among themselves.
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