Rafael Nadalworld no. 652, is playing a protected ranking, but not seeded and the main ‘bomb’ for the main favorites in the draw of Masters 1,000 on the hard court Indian Wells (USA) which was held this Monday in the Californian tournament.
In that sense, the Danish Holger Rune He is the most affected seed because, after being exempted in the first round as the world number 7, he will debut in the second round against Nadal if the Balearic player defeats the Canadian in his debut. Milos Raonic.
Nadal fell to the top of the table, where the current world number 1 revolves, Novak Djokovicthat Manacorí will not measure up to a hypothetical semifinal if they both advance. Lorenzo Musetti (3rd round), Taylor Fritz (eighth) and Daniel Medvedev (fourth) could be Nadal’s rivals in the first Masters 1,000 of the season.
Djokovic will debut in the second round against Vukic or a player from the previous stage and later finds himself Thomas Etcheverry (3rd), Ugo Humbert (eighth) and Hubert Hurkacz (rooms). Medvedev will theoretically be his opponent in the semifinals, but Nadal’s presence will increase interest in that part of the draw.
Carlos AlcarazSi, world No. 2, will begin the defense of his title against the winner of Arnaldi-Van Assche. Felix Auger (3rd round), Karen Khachanov (eighth), Alexander Zverev (quarters) and Jannik Sinner (semifinals) paint a theoretical and complex picture of the Murcian in search of another final in Indian Wells.
Sinner, unbeaten this season after 12 games and two titles (Australia, Rotterdam), will debut against the best of Kokkinakis-Giron and Jan-Lennard Struff (3rd round), Ben Shelton (eighth) and Andrey Rublev (fourth) could be their opponents before the long-awaited semifinal duel between two outstanding youngsters of the new generation of tennis players.
The Italian, 22 years old, premiered in January his record of grand slam by winning the Australian Open and Alcaraz, 20, became the youngest No. 1 in history at the age of 19 when he won the US Open 2022 and in 2023 he added his second ‘big’ to Wimbledon.
Source: La Verdad
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