Indian Wells Draw Highlights: Iga Swiatek, Coco Gauff, Elena Rybakina All End Up With Knotty Matchups

It is now time for the fans to shift their attention towards California. As the Indian Wells 2024 is setting the stage to serve fans with immense action, the recently released draws table doubled up the excitement. The tournament is set to be a beacon of hope for many fans as Rafael Nadal, Naomi Osaka, and Venus Williams also seek a chance to gain back momentum after long breaks.

Besides the comeback, the tournament also has several other surprises as it is set to start with gripping showdowns right from the second round.

Indian Wells Round 2: Major highlights

The Indian Wells tournament packs a wide array of action. With the draws recently released, the competition will be serving fans with completely unexpected initial round matches, setting new standards, even for the toughest competitors like Coco Gauff, who will be facing Anhelina Kalinina in the second round.

Looking at the other R2 highlights, the American WTA star Jessica Pegula could find herself in a face-off against Anna Blinkova or the wildcard entrant Karolina Pliskova in the second round. Along with that, there’s a high possibility of a rematch between Ons Jabeur and Mirra Andreeva from their riveting Australian Open encounter.

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The action still finds no limits as world no.1 Iga Swiatek will be taking on the American Danielle Collins, which surely could be a high-potential match. This will also be followed by a gripping clash between Elena Rybakina and Paula Badosa. As the second round draws bring all the top names against each other, it surely is a challenging road for each participant.

Potential quarter-final showdowns

Moving ahead to further competitions at the Indian Wells, the possibilities drawn are undoubtedly enough to boost the excitement levels of the fans. According to the draw table, Iga Swiatek could find herself in a highly competitive match-up against Ons Jabeur in the quarter-final of the tournament. Along with that, fans can also receive an opportunity to see Elina Rybakina against Vondrousova.

Coco Gauff, who stands to be one of the top-ranked competitors, is likely to see Qinwen Zheng in the quarter-finals. Looking at a step beforehand, the American rising star could also be in a showdown against Naomi Osaka.

Besides them, the Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka could be seen in a match-up against Jessica Pegula. With these and several other potential matches down the line, it is sure that the tournament will consistently cater to the expectations of the fans.

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