Berrettini, uphill road to Indian Wells. Sinner-Musetti, the road is towards the derby

There are five Italian tennis players looking for glory at the Indian Wells Master 1000, a rich Californian hard-court tournament scheduled from 8 to 19 March. The draws of the draw have been made, which does not include the excellent names of Djokovic And Nadal: the green light has not arrived for the Serbian because he does not have the anti-Covid vaccine (which is why he will also miss Miami), while the Majorcan is still in the pits after the injury to his left leg in Australia. A forfeit that will cost Rafa the exit from the top 10 after almost 18 years: since 25 April 2005, in fact, the Spanish champion has always been among the top ten in the world, for a total of 912 weeks.

Uphill path for Berrettini

Going back to the draw, it didn’t go so badly for the five Italians. sinner, musetti And Berrettini, being seeded, will benefit from a “bye” by directly accessing the second round. The 26-year-old Roman, back from his retirement in Acapulco due to a problem in his right leg, is in the lower part and will make his debut against the Spaniard Carballes Baena or a qualified. But then the road will be uphill because the Briton could be there Norrie in the third round and thereafter Rublev And Tsitsipas. In the same part of the board there is then the unleashed Medvedev, considered the favorite given both Djokovic’s absence and the three consecutive tournament wins in the last three weeks (Rotterdam, Doha and Dubai). u

Djokovic, flat rate in Indian Wells because he has not been vaccinated against Covid

06 March 2023

Possible Sinner-Musetti derby

sinner And musetti instead they ended up at the top. The South Tyrolean, No. 1 blue in thirteenth position in the ranking, is waiting for one of the second round Gasquet and a qualified. The Tuscan, on the other hand, will try to redeem himself after his disappointing progress in the South American clay tournaments (out in the second round in Buenos Aires and in the first round both in Rio and Santiago): for him or Thiemmeanwhile dropped out of the top 100, or Werewolf. In the event of a double victory, in the third round the two Azzurri will compete in the tricolor derby.

Fognini and Sonego

They will start from the first round either Fognini That Sonego. For the Ligurian veteran there is the American Shelton, n. 39 in the world: in case of success Fabio will find the outgoing champion Fritzsurprise winner of the 2022 edition. The Piedmontese instead caught the Australian Kubler, no.75. Given the double absence of Djokovic and Nadal, the first seed is the Spaniard Alcarazalthough there is uncertainty about his physical condition after problems with his right leg during the final in Rio, which he lost against Norrie two weeks ago.