Indian Wells, double joy. Errani-Vavassori triumph: "The public likes mixed. A separate ranking is needed"

Sara Errani and Andrea Vavassori, the Italian couple who won the U.S. Open, also triumphs in the mixed doubles di Indian Wells. The two prevailed over the duo composed of the American Mattek-Sands and the Croatian Pavic in a very hard-fought final, recovering from a disadvantage of one set and then overturning the match tie-break. The final result was 6-7(3) 6-3 10-8 and came after an hour and 36 minutes of play, with the two Italians also cashing in a check for 100 thousand dollars.

"Today was the demonstration that mixed doubles can work really well, we had fun both us and the public - explained Andrea Vavassori at the end of the meeting -. I will propose a mixed doubles circuit, with a separate ranking. So people could follow the couples. The tennis It's one of the few sports where men and women can play together, and that's a really good thing."

Enthusiasm also in Errani's words: "These meetings help you grow, gain confidence and improve. I really like being with Paolini and Andrea: they are tennis books to discover".

The reigning champions of the U.S. Open, after having reacted harshly to the new format that will be introduced from 2025 in New York, where they risk not being able to defend the title, considering that eight couples will participate thanks to the singles ranking while the other eight will be invited with a generic wild card, responded on the court.