Doubles fever takes over the ATP Tour as Casper Ruud, Dominic Thiem, and Andrey Rublev sign up for Indian Wells
Some of the big names have confirmed their participation in Indian Wells scheduled in March, final entry list of which is still awaited.
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Casper Ruud, Dominic Thiem, Andrey Rublev
The tennis calendar will move to Indian Wells Masters in March. California is set to welcome some of the top players of the tour in the two-week-long thrilling affair. Though the final list of the players is yet to come out, some of the big names have already confirmed their participation.
The doubles list includes the likes of Casper Ruud, Dominic Thiem, and Andrey Rublev among others. The tournament also called, the BNP Paribas Open, is one of the largest events on both the men’s and women’s tours outside of the Majors. Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime and American Sebastian Korda are also on the list.
The final list is awaited with Monday being the deadline. The notable absentees are last year’s winners, John Isner and Jack Sock. The duo defeated Santiago González and Édouard Roger-Vasselin in the final of 2022. The hardcourt event is scheduled to start on 6th March.
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Novak Djokovic’s participation in Indian Wells still uncertain
Serbian tennis icon Novak Djokovic’s entry into the Indian Wells Masters is still uncertain even as the tournament is approaching fast. His unvaccinated status could bar him from entering the tournament restrictions imposed by the US government are still in place. The 35-year-old has applied for the exemption but a clear picture is yet to emerge.
Many of the tennis pundits, including Prakash Amritraj, see his participation as difficult. The former tennis star explained earlier how grating an exemption to the 22-time Grand Slam champion will be a tricky situation. Djokovic, on his part, has been mum on the issue.
Though there are some speculations about the Serb making a statement about the same in his upcoming press conference. Last year as well, he was unable to feature in the hard-court events of Miami and Indian Wells due to the vaccine mandate. With the restrictions still in place until at least May 11, It is highly likely that Djokovic will miss yet again.
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