Amanda Anisimova rebounds to set Raducanu showdown with round-of-16 stakes

Friday at 9: 14 p. m. ET — American fans and Amanda Anisimova’s Indian Wells resume gained traction after she snapped a three-match losing streak at this event by rallying from a set down to defeat Anna Blinkova, positioning herself to play Emma Raducanu for a place in the round of 16.

Amanda Anisimova’s comeback alters her Indian Wells trajectory

Anisimova improved her standing at the BNP Paribas Open by ending a three-match run of losses at this tournament, marking her seventh appearance in the Indian Wells main draw. Her best prior result at the event was reaching the round of 16 in her 2018 debut; matching that finish this year now requires a win over Emma Raducanu in the next round.

Anna Blinkova match details that produced Anisimova’s turnaround

The win over Anna Blinkova followed a chaotic opening set that Blinkova took 7-5 after seven breaks of serve, but Anisimova dominated thereafter by winning the final nine games to close out a 5-7, 6-1, 6-0 victory. The match lasted one hour, 39 minutes; Anisimova and Blinkova landed similar first-serve percentages — 68. 4% and 67. 6%, respectively — but Anisimova won a higher share of points on both first and second serves, with 69. 2% on first-serve points and 41. 7% on second-serve points compared with Blinkova’s 52. 1% and 17. 4%.

Emma Raducanu awaits with a recent head-to-head edge

Emma Raducanu earlier recorded a 6-1, 6-3 second-round win over Anastasia Zakharova, and she holds a 2-1 career edge over Anisimova. All three meetings between Raducanu and Anisimova took place on hard courts in 2025, with Raducanu winning their Australian Open second-round and Miami Open fourth-round matches while Anisimova won their most recent meeting in Montreal.

Still, the momentum from Anisimova’s dominant finish against Blinkova — including a run of nine consecutive games to seal the match — provides a clear tactical and psychological lift heading into a third-round clash that will determine who reaches the round of 16.

If Amanda Anisimova defeats Emma Raducanu in the next round, she will advance to the round of 16.