Indian Wells Masters LIVE: Fernadez vs Badosa US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez will face a stiff challenge against defending champion Paula Badosa of Spain in the round of 16 clashes on Wednesday. Fernadez is coming on the back of victories against Amanda Anisimova and Sam Rogers in the last two rounds. Her competitor Paula Badosa is coming on the back of straight-set wins over Sorribes Tormo and Martincova. The duo will be eyeing for a place in the quarterfinals at BNP Paribas Open. Follow Fernadez vs Badosa LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Indian Wells Masters LIVE: Leylah Fernandez faces STERN test against defending champion Paula Badosa for Quarterfinals- Follow Fernadez vs Badosa LIVE updates
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- Reigning champion Paula Badosa outlasted friend and fellow Spaniard Sara Sorribes Tormo 7-6(4) 6-1 at Indian Wells on Monday to set up a mouth-watering fourth-round clash against U.S. Open finalist Leylah Fernandez.
- Badosa is on course to become the first woman to defend the Indian Wells title since Martina Navratilova won in 1990 and 1991.
- She will up against Canadian 19-year-old Fernandez, who arrived at the Californian desert after defending her WTA title in Monterrey, Mexico.
- Fernandez defeated American Shelby Rogers 6-1 3-6 6-3 to close out Monday evening’s action at the WTA 1000 event at Indian Wells.
“It will be a very tough one. She’s the defending champion. She has a lot of good matches under her belt. I’m very excited to play against her,” Fernandez told reporters.
“I’ll just try to focus on my game and see what my dad (coach) has in store for me to execute,” she added.
“She played like Top 10 level,” Badosa marveled. “In WTA [it] happens a lot. So anything can happen. Every match is very tough. You have to be prepared.”
Round of 16 matchups:
- No.3 Iga Swiatek vs. No.15 Angelique Kerber
- No.5 Paula Badosa vs. No.18 Leylah Fernandez
- No.6 Maria Sakkari vs. Daria Saville
- No.17 Elena Rybakina vs. No.31 Viktorija Golubic
- No.21 Veronika Kudermetova vs. No.30 Marketa Vondrousova
- No.24 Simona Halep vs. No.26 Sorana Cirstea
- No.25 Madison Keys vs. Harriet Dart
- No.28 Liudmila Samsonova vs. Petra Martic
Fernandez vs Badosa Head-to-Head
Leylah Fernandez & Paula Badosa had first met 26 months ago in Auckland, New Zealand. Badosa had defeated Fernandez 7-5, 7-6(3). Thus, Fernandez will look to avenge her loss.
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