Paula Badosa has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open Eisenhower Cup mixed doubles exhibition on Tuesday night.
Stefanos Tsitsipas has been forced to find a new partner for the Eisenhower Cup, a Tie Break Tens event in Indian Wells, after his girlfriend, Paula Badosa, bailed on him. The world No. 10 withdrew from the light-hearted tournament after picking up an injury at her latest tournament.
The same back injury that nearly ended Badosa's career last year forced her to retire her Merida quarterfinal this week.
All set for a new edition of the Eisenhower Cup, a mixed doubles tournament that anticipates the start of the Indian Wells and which will have a luxury line-up, led by Iga Swiatek, Taylor Fritz,
Eisenhower Cup mixed doubles exhibition will go on with replacement team for Paula Badosa and Stefanos Tsitsipas.
A strong field returns to Charleston, with defending champion Danielle Collins, former winners Daria Kasatkina and Belinda Bencic and local favorite Emma Navarro set to join Australian Open champion Madison Keys and US Open runner-up Jessica Pegula at the WTA 500 event.
Paula Badosa wasn't able to finish her Merida quarterfinal match and the concerning thing is that her back injury forced her to retire the clash. Early in her match against Daria Saville, the No. 2 seed looked great and dominated the first set with a 6-1 scoreline.
The WTA 500 Charleston Open is shaping up its main draw with six top-15 players, including three top-10 stars, featuring some of the biggest American names: Jessica Pegula, Madison Keys, and Emma Navarro.