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Tennis united: Stars join forces for charity event at Indian Wells
On the eve of main-draw play at the BNP Paribas Open, tennis' biggest stars on the ATP and Hologic WTA Tours united for a charity mixed doubles exhibition.
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ATP and WTA stars united on Tuesday night at the BNP Paribas Open in the third annual Eisenhower Cup, a mixed doubles exhibition that doubles as a fundraiser for local charities.
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Eight mixed doubles teams, including No. 1 Iga Swiatek and her fellow Pole Hubert Hurkacz, played in a knockout, Tie Break Tens format: where one tiebreak is played to 10 points.
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2021 BNP Paribas Open champion Paula Badosa was a late replacement for Emma Raducanu, and partnered Cameron Norrie.
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Greek stars Maria Sakkari and Stefanos Tsitsipas toppled Badosa and Norrie in the most dramatic set of the evening, a 12-10 quarterfinal.
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Playing for the first time since the Australian Open this week, Ons Jabeur partnered her fellow 2022 US Open finalist Casper Ruud.
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The all-American pair of Jessica Pegula and Tommy Paul rounded out the eight teams, losing to Jabeur and Ruud in the first match.
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Swiss stars Belinda Bencic and Stan Wawrinka were the last pair to join the eight-team field over the weekend, and lost to Taylor Fritz and Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals.
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Canadian fan favorites Leylah Fernandez and Felix Auger-Aliassime also teamed up, losing to Hurkacz and Swiatek in the quarterfinals.
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The team of Fritz and Sabalenka won the competition, taking out Hurkacz and Swiatek in a 10-8 final.
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"We said before the night started that we really wanted to come out and win," Fritz said. "We played really well against a lot of really good teams."
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