As soon as the Indian Wells women’s draw was revealed, fans were worried for Coco Gauff and Iga Swiatek, with some accusing World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of getting a relatively easy draw.
Sabalenka is the top seed in the tournament, followed by Swiatek, Elena Rybakina, Gauff, and Jessica Pegula to round out the top five seeds.
Iga Swiatek and Coco Gauff’s Indian Wells Draw Has Fans Worried
Swiatek received a first-round bye and will face the winner of Jones and a qualifier. In the third round, she could face Maria Sakkari or Varvara Gracheva. A potential fourth round could see her facing Karolina Muchova, Qinwen Zheng, or Ruzic. In the quarterfinals, her potential opponents could be Elina Svitolina, Mirra Andreeva, Liudmila Samsonova, or Leylah Fernandez.
In the semifinals, she could face Elena Rybakina, Jessica Pegula, Jelena Ostapenko, Madison Keys, Belinda Bencic, or Marta Kostyuk. If she reaches the final, possible opponents include Aryna Sabalenka, Coco Gauff, Amanda Anisimova, Jasmine Paolini, Naomi Osaka, or Anna Kalinskaya.
Netizens have taken the reading of this draw and it’s safe to say the Polish fans were not happy.
“i don’t wanna say we’re cooked but,” one fan wrote.
“She doesn’t have a chance,” another added.
Coco Gauff will begin her Indian Wells campaign in the second round against Bianca Andreescu or a qualifier. This is how the rest of her draw goes:
R3 – Eala/Yastremska/Zhang
R4 – Noskova/Shnaider/Bouzas
Quarterfinal – Paolini/Alexandrova/Tauson
Semifinal – Sabalenka/Anisimova/Osaka/Mboko
Final – Swiatek/Rybakina/Pegula/Svitolina
Those rooting for her sense worry for the American.
“This draw is very workable but we have no idea what level she is gonna come with these days so while this should be at least a SF, could be a R3 exit lol,” one fan wrote.
“coco tends to display her most absolutely putrid tennis of the season at IW so i’m not counting on a deep run despite her decent draw,” another fan added.
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As the top seed, she secured first round bye and will face Alycia Parks or a qualifier in the second round. This is how the rest of her Indian Wells draw goes:
R3 – Joint / Cristian / Tjen
R4 – Osaka / Jovic
QF – Anisimova / Raducanu / Kalinskaya / Mboko
SF – Gauff / Paolini / Alexandrova / Noskova / Tauson
F – Swiatek / Rybakina / Pegula / Andreeva / Keys / Bencic / Ostapenko / Muchova / Zheng
Some fans believe she will have it easy in Southern California.
“Cakewalk to the final as usual. What a joke with this faker’s draws. ALWAYS!” one fan added.
“Tough finals ahead for Sabalenka, but that early draw? Smooth sailing 🎾🐅” one fan wrote.
It remains to be seen how Indian Wells tournament turns out for the above top ranked stars.
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