During the Indian Wells draw last night, Caroline Garcia inherited a complicated draw, while Alizé Cornet could face Aryna Sabalenka in the second round.
In Indian Wells, Caroline Garcia will not have time to rest. Indeed, the recent finalist in Monterrey (Mexico) fell into a particularly tough part of the table, during the draw for the first WTA 1000 of the year 2023. Exempted from the 1st round, because seeded number 5 in the desert Californian, the French should start her tournament against the American Danielle Collins (31st in the world), if the latter does not miss her debut against Tamara Korpatsch. If successful, the Lyonnaise could then be opposed to the Canadian Leylah Fernandez (49th in the world), whom she dominated a few weeks ago in the 3rd round of the Australian Open. If the logic is respected, Garcia would cross behind on his way the Russian Liudmila Samsonova or the American Madison Keys. The possible quarter-final of the current 5th in the world would then be a real shock against the Polish Iga Swiatek, the world number one and big favorite of the tournament.
Heavy for Cornet
If she manages to join the last four of Indian Wells, the French could then face the Tunisian Ons Jabeur, but we are not there yet. For his part, Alizé Cornet also had the right to an inclement draw. While she remains on five defeats in a row this year, the Niçoise will start this WTA 1000 against the Russian Evgeniya Rodina (427th in the world), who has played only one meeting in 2023 (1st round of the Open Australia). It is normally then that things will be more complicated for the Frenchwoman with a possible opposition against the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the world number two, in the event of success for her entry into the running. Note that there will only be Blues in the main draw in Indian Wells, because Léolia Jeanjean and Diane Parry were knocked out during qualifying.
