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INDIAN WELLS, Calif. – A tough opening match for No. 18 seed Leylah Fernandez, who found herself up against Amanda Anisimova.

Except there’s been some drama with Team Anisimova – new coach Darren Cahill, who was here earlier on in the week, has suddenly left and there seem to be quite dramatic circumstances.

Surely enough, Anisimova was rather beside herself and, after failing to convert on four match points to win in straight sets, lost the second set tiebreak and … retired.

And then Naomi Osaka melted down on court, after a heckler said something to her right at the beginning of her match against Veronika Kudermetova.

It was all happening.

ATP Indian Wells – Saturday, March 12, 2022 final results

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BNP Paribas Open
Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Category: WTA 1000 (joint event with the ATP Tour)
Dates: March 9 – 20, 2022
Prize money: $8,369,455 / $8,584,055
Draws: S96 – D32

Saturday, March 12, 2022
Final results

Singles, second round

[18] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) def Amanda Anisimova (USA) 26 76 (0) retd

Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def [2] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) 26 63 63
[Q] Daria Saville (AUS) def [9] Ons Jabeur (TUN) 75 67 (0) 64
Shelby Rogers (USA) def [10] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 75 76 (7)
[Q] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) def [14] Jessica Pegula (USA) 57 62 60

[4] Anett Kontaveit (EST) def. Kristina Kucova (SVK) 64 61
[5] Paula Badosa (ESP) def Tereza Martincova (CZE)62 76 (4)
[6] Maria Sakkari (GRE) def Katerina Siniakova (CZE) 63 75
[13] Victoria Azarenka def. [LL] Astra Sharma (AUS) 63 75
[17] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) def. Alison Van Uytvanck (BEL) 61 75
[20] Elise Mertens (BEL) def. Marta Kostyuk (UKR) 62 61
[21] Veronika Kudermetova def Naomi Osaka (JPN) 60 64
[27] Petra Kvitova (CZE) def Aliaksandra Sasnovich 67 (4) 64 64
[30] Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) def [LL] Magdalena Frech (POL) 61 63
[31] Viktorija Golubic (SUI) def Yulia Putintseva (KAZ) 63 26 64
[32] Sara Sorribes Tormo (ESP) def. [Q] Kaja Juvan (SLO) 36 75 63