Amanda Anisimova starts her Indian Wells campaign in the best possible way after defeating Naomi Osaka, Paula Badosa Gibert and Maria Sakkari in the Eisenhower Cup. This exhibition had the participation of many top players who were engaged in an entertaining knockout draw.
Each match was just a super tiebreaker (10 points to win). Anisimova participated in the competition as a late replacement because Barbora Krejcikova got injured and she had to pull out.
Anisimova won 150,000 USD and she announced that she would donate part of the prize money to help people in Ukraine.
Amanda will start her Indian Wells against Emma Navarro.
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Amanda Anisimova in 2022
Now the world no.43, Amanda played her last match on the 22nd of February when she lost to world no.12 Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Doha (draw).
This season the American owns a 9-3 record. The American clinched 1 title in Melbourne.
Naomi Osaka in 2022
At the moment ranked no.78, Osaka played her last match on the 21st of January when she surrendered to world no.43 Amanda Anisimova 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Australian Open (draw).
Currently, during this season Naomi has achieved a composed 5-1 record. Naomi Osaka’s best performance of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Melbourne.
Amanda Anisimova and Naomi Osaka fought against each other only once. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Anisimova. When they played, Amanda Anisimova won 4-6 6-3 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 21st of January 2022.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Paula Badosa Gibert in 2022
Ranked no.7, the Spaniard played her last match on the 23rd of February when she was defeated by world no.17 Cori Gauff 6-2 6-3 in the 3rd round in Doha (draw).
This season the Spaniard has a 9-4 match record. The Spaniard clinched 1 title in Sydney.
Maria Sakkari in 2022
Ranked no.6 (career-high), Maria played her last match on the 25th of February when she was defeated by world no.4 Iga Swiatek 6-4 6-3 in the semifinal in Doha (draw).
Until now, during this year Sakkari has a 11-4 win-loss record. Maria Sakkari’s best accomplishment of the present season was getting to the final in St. Petersburg.
Paula Badosa Gibert and Maria Sakkari played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Badosa. When they played, Paula Badosa Gibert won 7-6(4) 6-4 in the round robin in Guadalajara (WTA Finals) in November 2021.
Here the highlights.