Meanwhile, Sabalenka is hoping to continue her impressive start to the season when she won two Tour titles, including her first Grand Slam at the Australian Open. Fritz is the defending champion and needs to produce a deep run to maintain his position inside the world’s top five. “We said before the night started that we really wanted to come out and win and we played really well against a lot of great players and great teams.”īoth players are hoping to use the event as a springboard to shine at Indian Wells which is categorized as a Masters event for the men and as a WTA 1000 for the women. Besides receiving prize money, Fritz and Sabalenka were also presented with a trophy which is a smaller replica of what the singles champion wins at Indian Wells. Then in the semi-finals, they edged their way past Rudd and Jabeur 10-8 before ousting Swiatek and Hubert Hurkacz with the same score to clinch the title. Nicknamed ‘Team Forehand Fear,’ the champions began their quest with a 10-4 win over the Swiss duo of Belinda Bencic and Stan Wawrinka. But it’s working well so far.” Fritz said afterwards. Although it was the pairing of Fritz and Sabalenka who triumphed and took home a prize of $200,000. The event featured a series of big names in the draw that included world No.1 Iga Swiatek, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Ons Jabeur and Casper Ruud. Matches were played according to Tie Break Tens rules where the winners are the first to 10 points with at least a two-point margin. Although it is not the first time the one-day event has been held, 2023 was the first time organizers changed its format to mixed doubles. The Eisenhower Cup is a fundraising event where all proceeds from ticket sales are donated to local charities.

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