Leylah Fernandez and Alize Cornet face off at Court 2 inIndian Wells in the second round of the Indian Wells 2021 today,October 8, 2021.Here, check out this WTA BNP Paribas Open tennis match preview, information, storylines, H2H, predictions, odds, and how to watch the game in the US.
This will be their firstoverallmeeting in this sports competition. Leylah Fernandez of Canada andAlize Cornet of Francehave never clashed beforeneither at theIndian Wellsnor at any of the WTAtournaments.
The match will be played at 11:00 PM (ET), at Court 2 at theIndian Wells Tennis Gardenin Indian Wells, California. It promises to be anexciting clash as they meet for the first time ever.
Leylah Fernandez vs Alize Cornet: Match Information
Date:Friday, October 8, 2021
Time:11:00 PM(ET)
Location:Court 2, Indian Wells
Leylah Fernandez vs Alize Cornet: Time by State in the US
ET:11:00PM
CT: 10:00PM
MT: 9:00PM
PT: 8:00 PM
Leylah Fernandez vs Alize Cornet: Storylines
Leylah Fernandez, who is yet to win a WTA title in her career,had a bye in the first round of the 2021 Indian Wells. Prior to this tournament, she played in the US Open 2021, finishing as a runner-up to Emma Raducanu of the UK. Both faced in the grand final on September 11. but the British tennis player was the more successful one, triumphing 2-0.
Meanwhile, Alize Cornetset up ameeting with the WTA28-ranked player after overcoming Elena-Gabriela Ruse of Romania (2-0) in the opening round of this year’s BNP Paribas Open. Unlike her opponent,the 31-year-old French tennisplayer has wonthree career titles.
How to watch or live stream Leylah Fernandez vs Alize Cornet in the US
The 2021 WTA Indian Wellssecond-round duelbetween Leylah Fernandez and Alize Cornet,to be played today, at Court 2 inIndian Wells,will be broadcasted onESPNin the United States.
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Leylah Fernandez vs Alize Cornet: Predictions and Odds
The odds are heavily in favorof Leylah Fernandez. FanDuel see her lone favorite to move to the third roundthus, they havegiven her-225odds. On the other hand,Alize Cornet has+184odds to cause an upset and gothrough to the next stage of the tournament.
| FanDuel | |
| Leylah Fernandez | -225 |
| Alize Cornet | +184 |
* Odds via FanDuel