Story byWendi OliverosWed, March 4, 2026 at 5:41 AM UTC·3 min readIn one of the fan-favorite events of the tennis season at the Eisenhower Cup mixed doubles competition at Indian Wells, Amanda Anisimova and Learner Tien took on the defending champions Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz in the final. Eight teams were featured in the event including the all-American duos of Jessica Pegula and Tommy Paul and Emma Navarro and Ben Shelton, the Canadians Leylah Fernandez and Felix Auger-Aliassime, Italians Jasmine Paolini and Matteo Berrettini, Russians Mirra Andreeva and Alexander Bublik and US Open mixed doubles finalists Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementMORE: Aryna Sabalenka introduces new addition to the teamThe stadium was packed, and there were a lot of smiles and ribbing between the players. Many of the teams jumped into broadcaster mode joining Mark Petchey and Coco Vandeweghe after their matches. Rybakina and Fritz served their way to the winThe big serves of Elena Rybakina and Taylor Fritz paved the win to their back-to-back championships. Fritz is a three-time champion, he won his first with Aryna Sabalenka and two with Rybakina. Learner Tien was a late substitution for Andrey Rublev who is still trying to get to Indian Wells after an extended stay in Dubai due to the Middle East unrest.