IndianWells
2019
Congratulations Milos Raonic
5 March 2019
MILOS RAONIC, Won the 7th Tie Break Tens Tournament held at Indian Wells Tennis Garden; The inaugural Eisenhower Cup, presented by Masimo.
On the 5th March 2019, on the eve of the BNP Paribas Open, Tie Break Tens held their second tournament in the US on the stunning Stadium 2 at Indian Wells.
Held over one evening, fans were treated to an Eight-Player knock out tournament, which was headlined by World No. 2, 17-time Major Champion and three-time BNP Paribas Open Champion Rafael Nadal, World No. 8 and 2018 French Open finalist Dominic Thiem; World No. 14 and 2016 Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic; eight-time ATP Tour winner Gael Monfils; Former World Number 3 and 2017 Indian Wells Finalist “Stan the Man” Wawrinka and 18 ATP Singles Titles Holder and World Number 10 Marin Cilic, local hero Taylor Fritz and the Belgian four time ATP Tour title winner, David Goffin.
In a closely contested tournament, the big serving Canadian Milos Raonic progressed to the final after wins over Monfils and Cilic followed by a 10-6 victory over Swiss superstar, Stan Wawrinka. Both men were playing their second Tie Break Tens tournaments following debuts in Melbourne (Raonic, 2018) and Vienna (Wawrinka, 2016)
The 8 tennis super stars battled it out for the Winner Takes All Prize of $150,000.
The evening supported a host of local charities, including: The Eisenhower Medical Center; Bighorn Golf Club Charities; Family YMCA of the Desert; and Patient Safety Movement, raising over $500,000.