Starting on March 8, the first ATP Masters 1000 of the season will be held on the American lands of Indian Wells.
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A first Masters 1000 where casualties have been protagonists. The ones that stand out the most are that of the world number one, Novak Djokovic and the Spanish Rafael Nadal who is recovering from his injury. In addition, some of those tennis players who are in the assault to fight for the crown arrive with physical doubts.
The favorites
Seeing how the tennis scene is currently, the top favorite for the title is Daniil Medvedev. He will arrive in the United States having obtained three consecutive ATP titles and has 14 consecutive victories. Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai have been his conquests to return to the top 10. He is the fittest player, but we will see how he faces this tournament after the big spotlights may be seeing him as the great favorite.
the current champion Taylor Fritz It can be another of the favorite players to take the title. He is showing quite regularity in his last weeks, but it is always a tough feat to have to defend a title in this category, especially if he does it at home. However, last year he already showed what a great game he can play.
The two main seeds Carlos Alcaraz and Stefanos Tsitsipas They are also called to be in this fight. Both will arrive together physically but they have the necessary weapons to go far. Alcaraz has barely competed for two weeks this year and has won the title in Buenos Aires and made the final in Rio de Janeiro. Stefanos, already reached the final at the Australian Open showing good tennis.
Holger Rune It could be the fifth tennis player to enter as the top favorites. The Dane has taken a step forward and will enter Indian Wells for the first time as a seed. He will arrive from Acapulco having competed at a high tennis level and we will see how far he is capable of reaching.
Outsiders
Among the tennis players who can go far to the tournament because they are going through a good moment of form, we can put Hubert Hurkacz or Felix Auger Aliassime as well as Andrey Rublev, Borna Coric or Alex De Miñaur. We’ll see how far these favorites are capable at the ATP Masters 1000 in Indian Wells.
