In the archive the Davis Cup weekend, the tennis season comes to life with the Indian Wells tournament, the first Masters 1000 of the season, where all the strongest in the world meet (in practice only Roger Federer is missing from the top 30), including five blues, and the former world No. 1 Novak Djokovic who was forced to give up is also back at the center of attention.
The start of the Californian tournament between late evening and Italian night.
The Serbian champion was registered on the draw - he was seeded # 2 and could directly access the second round - but the rules on Covid in force in the United States will prevent him from taking the field also in Miami.
The rules of the CDS (the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention) stipulate that foreigners must be vaccinated in order to enter the United States.
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I knew it would be unlikely to be able to travel - wrote Djokovic on social media - The CDC has confirmed that the regulations will not change, so I will not be able to play in the United States.
Good luck to those who play in these great tournaments. "The draw placed four of the five Italians - Fognini, Musetti, Sinner and Sonego - in the upper part of the board, the one manned by Daniil Medvedev and where there are also Stefanos Tsitsipas and Rafa Nadal , possible opponents of the Russian respectively in the quarters and in the semifinals. In the lower part of the draw there is only Berrettini in addition to Djokovic with a question mark. Fabio Fognini will immediately be involved in the first round, who if he were to overcome the Spaniard Pablo Andujar would find the Georgian Nikoloz Basilashvili, finalist in the last edition,
and Lorenzo Musetti against the American Marcos Giron.
The Turinese would then find in his street the American "giant" Reilly Opelka.
We will have to wait a while to see Jannik Sinner on the field - wait for the winner between South Korean Soonwoo Kwon and Serbian Laslo Djere -, Lorenzo Sonego and also Matteo Berrettini, who will have to deal with the winner of the match between the French Ugo Humbert and a player coming from the qualifiers.
If the Roman were to go very far, he could find Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals.
Lorenzo Sonego and also Matteo Berrettini, who will have to contend with the winner of the match between the French Ugo Humbert and a player coming from the qualifiers.
If the Roman were to go very far, he could find Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals.
Lorenzo Sonego and also Matteo Berrettini, who will have to contend with the winner of the match between the French Ugo Humbert and a player coming from the qualifiers.
If the Roman were to go very far, he could find Alexander Zverev in the quarterfinals.
