Iga Swiatek messages Casper Ruud after playing doubles together at Indian Wells
Iga Swiatek has shared her delight at playing doubles with Casper Ruud on the eve of Indian Wells.
The Indian Wells fundamental draw is now underway, however beforehand many singles stars paired as much as play within the Eisenhower Cup.
Fans packed into Stadium 2 at Tennis Paradise in California, the place Taylor Fritz and Elena Rybakina efficiently defended their title.
The duo defeated Learner Tien and Amanda Anisimova 10-7 within the last of the occasion, after which Swiatek messaged her playing companion Ruud.
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Iga Swiatek thanks Casper Ruud after Eisenhower Cup look
Sharing photographs of the exhibition event on her instagramSwiatek posted the message: “Well, this was so much fun.
“We gave it our best. Thank you Casper Ruud you always make it a great time.”
Ruud shared a similar message of his own, posting on his instagram: “Great crowd, great partner, fun night.”
Swiatek and Ruud defeated Canadian pair Leylah Fernandez and Felix Auger-Aliassime 10-6 within the quarterfinals, earlier than dropping 10-3 of their semifinal with Rybakina and Fritz.
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2026 Eisenhower Cup full outcomes
The star-studded Eisenhower Cup subject was stuffed with dwelling expertise, from eventual champion Fritz to younger expertise Tien.
Also collaborating within the occasion, which has been an annual custom since 2019, had been the likes of American WTA stars Jessica Pegula and Emma Navarro.
The Eisenhower Cup has comprised a combined doubles format since 2022, and entails a Tie Break Tens scoring system.
Quarter-finals
Andreeva/Bublik 11-9 Pegula/Paul
Anisimova/Tien 10-3 Navarro/Shelton
Rybakina/Fritz 10-5 Paolini/Berrettini
Swiatek/Ruud 10-6 Fernandez/Auger-Aliassime
Semi-finals
Anisimova/Tien 10-3 Andreeva/Bublik
Rybakina/Fritz 10-3 Swiatek/Ruud
End
Rybakina/Fritz 10-7 Anisimova/Tien
Fritz and Rybakina claimed the winner-take-all $200k prize purse, with all proceeds from the occasion going to charity.
Much to the delight of these in attendance, the high-quality motion was additionally interspersed with humorous moments and gamers exhibiting that they’re certainly human after all.
Alexander Bublik did his greatest to showcase his greatest underarm serve, Jasmine Paolini missed a simple overhead, whereas Swiatek and Ruud ran into one another after a transparent miscommunication.
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