Novak Djokovic cannot compete at the hard-court tennis tournaments in Indian Wells, California, or Miami because he is unvaccinated and can't travel to the United States.
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Novak Djokovic was featured in the men's singles draw as the No. 2 seed at Indian Wells, but he said Wednesday he won't be playing in the tournament due to his unvaccinated status.World No. 2 Novak Djokovic withdrew from the BNP Paribas Open and the Miami Open presented by Itau on Wednesday afternoon.
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Novak Djokovic won't play in the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Serbia's Novak Djokovic returns the ball to Czech Republic's Jiri Vesely during a match Feb.
"Novak Djokovic is on the tournament entry list, and therefore is placed into the draw today," the tournament stated.Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, the tournament announced Wednesday, and says he will be unable to compete in upcoming US events due to Covid restrictions.Indian Wells 2022 – Rafael Nadal chalks up his 19th win in a row against a volatile Nick Kyrgios to reach the last four – Eurosport.
The legendary Rafael Nadal will take part in the 2022 BNP Paribas Open, tournament organizers announced on Monday.
Will Nadal play Indian Wells 2022
The legendary Rafael Nadal will take part in the 2022 BNP Paribas Open, tournament organizers announced on Monday. Nadal has not played in Indian Wells since 2019, which ended in a semi-final loss to his longtime rival, Roger Federer.
“Good luck to those playing in these great tournaments.” Moments later, the BNP Paribas Open shared news of Djokovic's withdrawal and announced that Grigor Dimitrov, a Bulgarian ranked 35th in the world, will move into Djokovic's place in the draw.
Roger Federer is into his 12th semi-final in Indian Wells with a comfortable 6-4, 6-4 victory over Hubert Hurkacz in…
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$1,242,025
Only Novak Djokovic has had a longer streak to start a season since the ATP Tour began in 1990. With the victory, Fritz earns the first-place prize of $1,242,025 and Nadal gets the second-place check for $665,330.Playing in just his second event of 2022, after the Australian Open, the 26-year-old wild card entertained the Indian Wells stadium court crowd with a victory full of flair.Nadal suffered the injury in the semifinals at Indian Wells when he was competing against Carlos Alcaraz. Nadal beat Alcaraz but went on to lose the final of the tournament to Taylor Fritz, 6-3, 7-6 (5), on Sunday. The tennis star then revealed that the injury is a stress fracture on one of his left ribs.Novak Djokovic said that he will not be able to compete at the hard-court tennis tournaments in Indian Wells, California, or Miami because he is unvaccinated and can't travel to the United States.
The legendary Rafael Nadal will take part in the 2022 BNP Paribas Open, tournament organizers announced on Monday. Nadal has not played in Indian Wells since 2019, which ended in a semi-final loss to his longtime rival, Roger Federer.Naomi Osaka's emotional, tear-filled comments after she was heckled during her second-round loss in Indian Wells on Saturday immediately drew comparisons to the infamous incident at the same tournament in 2001 when the Williams sisters were mercilessly – and unjustly – booed.Jannik Sinner, the talented Italian player seeded 10th in Indian Wells, has withdrawn from the BNP Paribas Open due to an illness, according to the tournament. Sinner was set to play Nick Kyrgios in the Round of 16 about an hour from when the announcement was made. Kyrgios gets the walkover into the quarterfinals.“I don't know why, but it went into my head,” said Osaka, who otherwise had ample support from the crowd in her loss to Veronika Kudermetova of Russia.
Heckled by a spectator during her BNP Paribas Open match Saturday, Naomi Osaka tearfully took the unusual step of addressing fans from the court, telling them that the experience reminded her of the harassment faced by Serena and Venus Williams years ago in the Indian Wells, Calif., event.World No. 3 Alexander Zverev will be free to play at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells this week after he was not punished further by the ATP for attacking an umpire's chair with his racquet at the Mexican Open. Zverev could face a ban and another fine if he crosses the line in the next 12 months.Osaka was playing Veronika Kudermetova at the Indian Wells Masters in Indian Wells, California, when a woman yelled out, "Naomi, you suck!" The crowd jeered the heckler. Shortly after the heckler's comment, Osaka asked the umpire whether she could use the microphone to address the crowd.I like to go big and book a room at the Renaissance Indian Wells Resort & Spa because that's where many of the players stay.
On Saturday, she was playing her second match at Indian Wells, against Russian Veronika Kudermetova. Early in the match, a fan yelled, “You suck.” For as well as Kudermetova played, Osaka never recovered her bearings after the fan's remark.Osaka went on to say getting heckled at Indian Wells, where she had watched videos of Venus and Serena Williams being heckled, "went into my head and got replayed a lot." She told the crowd she was trying not to cry as her voice broke.