Rafael Nadal is anticipated to return, and a game with Novak Djokovic, Jannik Sinner, or Carlos Almaraz might be on the horizon. Rafael Nadal is ready to play again at the Indian Wells Open. The organizers have verified that he will play in his first encounter after recovering from his most recent injury setback. The 22-time Grand Slam champion missed the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, after suffering a muscular injury at the Brisbane International in the early days of the new campaign. After that, he was supposed to compete at the Qatar Open in February, but he also backed out, saying, “I’m not ready to compete, unfortunately.” “I’ll concentrate on working hard to get ready for the incredible Indian Wells tournament and the exhibition in May.” On March 3, Nadal will play Carlos Alcaraz in an exhibition match called The Netflix Slam. Four days later, Nadal will resume his ATP Tour career. The Spaniard “will make his return to action in Indian Wells during the evening session on Thursday, March 7,” according to the Indian Wells Open organizers. The Tennis Garden Centre in California begins its evening sessions at 18:00 local time (02:00 GMT), so spectators in Europe should expect a late evening or early morning if they choose to go to bed early.
I will focus on keeping working to be ready for the exhibition in Las Vegas and the amazing Indian Wells tournament.”
That exhibition event, titled The Netflix Slam, is scheduled for March 3 against Carlos Alcaraz, and four days later Nadal will return to competitive action on the ATP Tour.
The organizers of the Indian Wells Open have confirmed that the Spaniard “will make his return to action in Indian Wells during the evening session on Thursday, March 7.”
Evening sessions at the Tennis Garden Centre in California start at 18:00 local time (02:00 GMT), so European viewers will be in for a late evening – or early morning if you do end up going to bed early.
The draw for the ATP Masters 1000 event is scheduled to conclude on March 4, and Rafael Nadal has not yet been informed of his opponent. The three-time Indian Wells champion, who dropped to No. 654 in the global rankings, entered the tournament using his protected status. Since he isn’t seeded, he will play in the first round.
The good news is that Nadal won’t have to play any of the seeded players in his initial round because they are all byes. However, if he advances to the second round, he will have to play one of the seeded players. In the second round, he might play tennis’ most recent Grand Slam victor, Jannik Sinner, two-time Grand Slam champion Alcaraz, or world No. 1 Novak Djokovic.
