Novak Djokovicwhose last participation dates back to 2019, will play again in Indian Wells Hard Court Masters 1,000 (March 6-17) after a five-year absence due to the outbreak of the pandemic, his refusal to be vaccinated against the coronavirus and the restrictions on entry to USA.
The list of entries published this Wednesday by the organization also includes, among others, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner, Daniel Medvedev, Andrey Rublev, Alexander Zverev, Taylor Fritz and Andy Murray.
Novak Djokovic returns to the BNP Paribas Open for the first time in five years in search of a record sixth title in the California desert after his victories in 2008, 2011, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Nadal, three two-time champion of the tournament, will also return to Indian Wells after missing last year due to injury.
Led by Iga Swiatek, world No. 1, the women’s participation aims to repeat his title in 2022. The defending champions are Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Elena Rybakina, also on the registration list. The Murcian, currently No. 2 in the rankings, in 2023 became the first man to win the title without losing a set since Roger Federer in 2017.
The recent champions of Australian Openthe Italian Jannik Sinner and the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkaboth finalists last year.
In the women’s draw there will be other well-known tennis players such as Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Naomi Osaka, Qinwen Zheng, Maria Sakkari, Ons Jabeur, Marketa Vondrousova and Karolina Muchova.
Source: La Verdad
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