Naomi Osaka returns to motion beneath the lights of the Indian Wells Tennis Backyard subsequent month.
Former World No. 1 and 2018 BNP Paribas Open champion Osaka will headline the 2022 Eisenhower Cup – a one-night Tie Break Tens occasion to happen Tuesday, March eighth at Stadium 2 of the Indian Wells Tennis Backyard.
The Eisenhower Cup returns to the Indian Wells Tennis Backyard after a profitable debut in 2019. This 12 months’s iteration of the occasion will happen on Worldwide Ladies’s Day and can characteristic lots of the largest names on the WTA Tour.
Becoming a member of the four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka shall be defending BNP Paribas Open champion Paula Badosa, 2015 champion Simona Halep, world No. 2 and two-time Grand Slam semifinalist Aryna Sabalenka, Maria Sakkari,Ons Jabeur and 19-year-old phenom and 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez will even compete within the charity occasion. One further participant within the Eisenhower Cup shall be introduced within the coming days.
“We’re thrilled that The Eisenhower Cup will return to function a kickoff to the BNP Paribas Open and lift funds for such a worthwhile trigger,” stated Tommy Haas, BNP Paribas Open Match Director. “Tennis followers will get to see the brightest stars of the WTA Tour in motion throughout this distinctive and enjoyable occasion, and we thank all of those unimaginable gamers for his or her participation. What an ideal strategy to welcome everybody to a different 12 months in Tennis Paradise.”
The fast-paced, revolutionary Tie Break Tens format consists of first to ten-point tie break matches. The occasion shall be an eight-player single elimination draw, with a complete of seven matches being held through the course of the night.
The Eisenhower Cup will start at 7:30 p.m. and all tickets shall be $25. All ticket proceeds from the occasion will profit native girls’s charitable organizations. Tickets to the Eisenhower Cup at the moment are on-sale at bnpparibasopen.com/eisenhower-cup.
