Medvedev & Nadal Headline Stacked Indian Wells Field

The ATP Tour heads to Indian Wells for the first ATP Masters 1000 event of the season at the BNP Paribas Open.

Daniil Medvedev will lead the field as the new World No. 1, with 19 of the Top 20 players in the ATP Rankings in action in the hard-court event. Rafael Nadal will look to extend his perfect 15-0 start to the season, while Stefanos Tsitsipas will be seeking his first title of the year.

3 Key things to keep your eye on:

1) BNP Paribas Open Returns To March: For the first time since 2019, the BNP Paribas Open will take place in the tournament’s regular March slot in the ATP Tour calendar. The Masters 1000 event was cancelled in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, before it was moved to October last season, also because of the pandemic. The hard-court event, which takes place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California, has been named the ATP Masters 1000 Tournament of the Year in the ATP Awards a record seven times, receiving the honour once again in 2021.

2) New World No. 1 Medvedev: After climbing to the top of the ATP Rankings last month, Daniil Medvedev will compete as the World No. 1 for the first time in Indian Wells. The 26-year-old will be aiming to win the fifth Masters 1000 trophy. However, Medvedev has never been beyond the fourth round in four previous appearances at the event. He will look to change that in the next two weeks.

3) Nadal Perfect In 2022: Nadal has reminded everyone what he is capable of in the early weeks of 2022, clinching trophies at the Melbourne Summer Set, Australian Open and the Abierto Mexicano Telcel presentado por HSBC. The 21-time major champion is 15-0 on the season and has fond memories in Indian Wells, where he triumphed in 2007, 2009 and 2013.

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