WTA Indian Wells: Shock defeat for Pliskova, Andreescu out
With Karolina Pliskova and Bianca Andreescu , number one and the defending champion were eliminated from the WTA Tour 1000 tournament in Indian Wells.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Oct 12, 2021, 06:01 am
Difficult conditions on Monday (local time) in Indian Wells. And the strong wind not only impaired the trajectory of the balls in Tennis Paradise, it also blew the tournament favorite out of the event: Karolina Pliskova lost to Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia 3: 6 and 5: 7. In the absence of Ashleigh Barty, who voluntarily refrained from starting in the traditional WTA 1000, and Aryna Sabalenka, who tested positive for the corona virus at the beginning of last week, Pliskova had topped the list of seeded players. Haddad Maia came into the main draw as a lucky loser.
As with the men, where the 2019 winner, Dominic Thiem, could not compete due to an injury, there will be no successful title defense for the women either. Bianca Andreescu was defeated by Anett Kontaveit 6: 7 (5) and 3: 6. The performance of Cori Gauff , who went down against Paula Badosa from Spain after a playing time of only 54 minutes with 2: 6 and 2: 6, was also disappointing.
Ons Jabeur has underpinned her eligibility for a place at the WTA finals in Guadalajara. The Tunisian defeated Danielle Collins 6-1 and 6-3. The next opponent of Angelique Kerber , who defeated Daria Kasatkina 6: 2, 1: 6 and 6: 4 in one of the early matches, will be Ajla Tomljanovic, who also succeeded in two sets against Tamara Zidansek.
Here the single tableau in Indian Wells
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