Dominic Thiem is among the top players who will not compete in Indian Wells and Miami. The Austrian champion got injured to his wrist in June 2021 when playing in Mallorca. He decided not to have any wrist operation to skip the entire second half of the last season and the beginning of the actual one. He announced that he would be back only for the clay-court season.
This was his message.
Will Djokovic play in Indian Wells?
Unfortunately, it is pretty sure that also Novak Djokovic will not play in the desert. Indian Wells is a tournament for fully vaccinated players and Novak decided not to get his jab. Curiously, Djokovic is still on the entry list, but a formal announcement about his withdrawal is expected in the next few hours.
Daniil Medvedev, Rafael Nadal, Alexander Zverev, and Stefanos Tsitsipas are set to be the first 4 seeds at the tournament.
Dominic Thiem in 2022
LWLLLWLWLW Ranked no.51, Dominic played his last match on the 22nd of June 2021 when he had to retire when playing against world no.58 Adrian Mannarino in the 2nd round and the scoreline was 2-5 .
Currently, during this season Thiem has managed to achieve a compiled 0-0 record.
Novak Djokovic in 2022
LWWWLWLWWW Now the world no.2, Novak played his last match on the 24th of February when he surrendered to world no.74 Jiri Vesely 6-4 7-6(4) in the quarter in Dubai (draw).
Until now, during this year the Serbian owns a 2-1 match record.
Dominic Thiem and Novak Djokovic squared off 12 times. Their current record is 7-5 for Djokovic. Before, the last time they played, Dominic Thiem won 7-5 6-7(10) 7-6(5) in the semifinal in London (Nitto ATP Finals) in November 2020.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Rafael Nadal in 2022
Now the world no.4, the Spaniard played his last match on the 26th of February when he overcame world no.12 Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-4 in the final in Acapulco to win his 91st career title.
This season Rafael has a 15-0 record. Nadal has won 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco.
Daniil Medvedev in 2022
LWWWLWLWWW Ranked world no.1, Medvedev played his last match on the 25th of February when he surrendered to world no.4 Rafael Nadal 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Acapulco (draw).
Currently, during this year Daniil has a 12-3 win-loss record. Daniil Medvedev’s best performance of the current season was reaching the final at the Australian Open.
Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev played each other 6 times. The head to head is 5-1 for Nadal. The last time they squared off, Rafael Nadal won 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in Acapulco (Abierto Mexicano Telcel) on the 25th of February 2022.
You can see them in action in the following highlights.
