Emma Raducanu and Cameron Norrie to play mixed doubles together at Eisenhower Cup at Indian Wells

Some of the world’s top tennis players will be teaming up at the Eisenhower Cup — a mixed doubles charity event — ahead of Indian Wells. The doubles teams includes Australian Open champion Aryna Sabalenka and last year’s Indian Wells champion Taylor Fritz, British women’s No. 1 Emma Raducanu and British men’s No.

1 Cameron Norrie, and women’s world No. 1 Iga Swiatek and fellow Pole Hubert Hurkacz. Ad But what is the Eisenhower Cup, what’s the format, and who else is playing? WTA Indian WellsRaducanu handed wild card for Indian Wells, Murray and Norrie in singles draw09/02/2023 AT 22:36 What is the Eisenhower Cup? The Eisenhower Cup is a charity event held before the main draw at Indian Wells starts.

It was first played in 2019 as an eight-man competition and was won by Milos Raonic. It was not played in 2020 as Indian Wells was not held due to the Covid-19 pandemic, but in 2022 was played with eight of the top women’s players, and was won by Amanda Anisimova. The format consists of first to 10-point tie-break matches and is a single elimination draw with a $200,000 (£167,654) prize for the winner.

Sinner stuns Tsitsipas to reach Rotterdam quarter-finals Swiatek says she won't 'always play perfectly' This year it will be contested as a mixed doubles event and will likely feature plenty of laughs. In 2022 Ons Jabeur slid into the role of courtside photographer and commentator, and got a massage from Sabalenka. There was also a skills challenge and players joked with each other while keeping warm on stationary bikes next to the court.

All proceeds raised during the event will go to local charitable organisations. When is the Eisenhower Cup? The Eisenhower Cup will be played on Tuesday, March 7 at Indian Wells. The main draw