The first Masters 1000 of the season begins. It starts on Wednesday Indian Wells in the California desertby Stefanos Tsitsipas and the Maria Sakkari to enter it with great ambitions. At dawn, the women and men were drawn and the first obstacles appeared in their path.
THE Maria Sakkari is ranked No. 7 in the tournament table and will play the winner of Katie Volynets’ match against Shelby Rogers directly in the first round. In the 3rd round, the seasoned Greek tennis player crosses paths with Angelina Kalinina, in the 4th round with Karolina Pliskova and Veronika Kundermetova, and in the quarterfinals with Jessica Pegula. In the semi-finals, Sakkari meets the champion of the Australian Open, Arina Sambalenka.
For men o Stefanos Tsitsipas is No. 2 on the board and will make his debut in the 2nd round, against one of Gael Momfis and Jordan Thompson. If he confirms the predictions, the Greek star has a possible opponent in the 3rd round, the always dangerous Maxime Cressi. In the “16”, Stefanos crosses paths with Francis Tiafoe and Grigor Dimitrov, while in the quarterfinals with Andrei Rublev. In the semi-finals, Stefanos has a potential matchup with Daniil Medvedev. It is recalled that Novak Djokovic, who did not get permission to enter the USA as he was not vaccinated, is out of the fight, as well as the injured Rafa Nadal.
The Indian Wells tournament begins tomorrow in the California desert and will end on March 19, followed by the Miami Open from March 22 to April 2.
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