The Miami Open entry list is quite unique with the presence of Novak Djokovic, who has already declared that he will not compete because he is unvaccinated. There are some speculations that Nole is still on the entry list because he may still try to get in the US with a special exemption. However, that sounds unplausible.
Rafael Nadal has already announced that he will not play in Miami. The Spanish sensation has already played a lot of tennis after winning 3 tournaments. He is now 2 wins for conquering also Indian Wells. He declared that he needs 3 weeks to adjust for the clay court season.
Alcaraz and Medvedv
With the absence of Nadal and most probably Djokovic, the players to watch will be Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev. Carlito is in spectacular form after reaching the Indian Wells semifinals in style. It will not be a huge surprise if he wins the tournament. Medvedev looked not at his best in Indian Wells, where he lost in the 3rd round to Gael Monfils to surrender his world no.1 rank on Monday.
Main draw entry list
This is the latest entry list.
| Seed | Players | Ranks |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daniil Medvedev | 1 |
| 2 | Novak Djokovic | 2 |
| 3 | Alexander Zverev | 3 |
| 4 | Stefanos Tsitsipas | 5 |
| 5 | Matteo Berrettini | 6 |
| 6 | Andrey Rublev | 7 |
| 7 | Casper Ruud | 8 |
| 8 | Felix Auger-Aliassime | 9 |
| 9 | Jannik Sinner | 10 |
| 10 | Hubert Hurkacz | 11 |
| 11 | Cameron Norrie | 12 |
| 12 | Denis Shapovalov | 13 |
| 13 | Diego Schwartzman | 14 |
| 14 | Roberto Bautista Agut | 15 |
| 15 | Pablo Carreno Busta | 16 |
| 16 | Reilly Opelka | 17 |
| 17 | Nikoloz Basilashvili | 18 |
| 18 | Carlos Alcaraz | 19 |
| 19 | Taylor Fritz | 20 |
| 20 | Lorenzo Sonego | 21 |
| 21 | Aslan Karatsev | 22 |
| 22 | John Isner | 23 |
| 23 | Marin Cilic | 24 |
| 24 | Cristian Garin | 25 |
| 25 | Karen Khachanov | 26 |
| 26 | Gael Monfils | 28 |
| 27 | Daniel Evans | 29 |
| 28 | Frances Tiafoe | 30 |
| 29 | Alex de Minaur | 31 |
| 30 | Lloyd Harris | 32 |
| 31 | Alexander Bublik | 33 |
| 32 | Federico Delbonis | 34 |
| Grigor Dimitrov | 35 | |
| Fabio Fognini | 36 | |
| Albert Ramos-Vinolas | 37 | |
| Sebastian Korda | 38 | |
| Tommy Paul | 39 | |
| Ilya Ivashka | 41 | |
| Ugo Humbert | 42 | |
| Jenson Brooksby | 43 | |
| Dusan Lajovic | 44 | |
| Alejandro Davidovich Fokina | 45 | |
| Botic van de Zandschulp | 47 | |
| Marton Fucsovics | 48 | |
| Pedro Martinez | 49 | |
| Dominik Koepfer | 51 | |
| Laslo Djere | 52 | |
| Benoit Paire | 53 | |
| Tallon Griekspoor | 54 | |
| Marcos Giron | 55 | |
| Lorenzo Musetti | 56 | |
| Arthur Rinderknech | 57 | |
| Jan-Lennard Struff | 58 | |
| Mackenzie McDonald | 59 | |
| Sebastian Baez | 60 | |
| Miomir Kecmanovic | 61 | |
| Benjamin Bonzi | 62 | |
| Soonwoo Kwon | 64 | |
| Federico Coria | 65 | |
| Adrian Mannarino | 66 | |
| Hugo Gaston | 68 | |
| Emil Ruusuvuori | 70 | |
| David Goffin | 71 | |
| Maxime Cressy | 72 | |
| Roberto Carballes Baena | 73 | |
| Kamil Majchrzak | 75 | |
| Oscar Otte | 76 | |
| John Millman | 77 | |
| Jordan Thompson | 78 | |
| Brandon Nakashima | 80 | |
| Richard Gasquet | 81 | |
| Facundo Bagnis | 82 | |
| (WC) Andy Murray | 88 | |
| Alexei Popyrin | 89 | |
| Francisco Cerundolo | 100 | |
| Juan Manuel Cerundolo | 119 | |
| (WC) Nick Kyrgios | 132 | |
| Aljaz Bedene | 133 | |
| Gilles Simon | 139 | |
| (WC) Jack Draper | 146 | |
| Borna Coric | 167 | |
| Jo-Wilfried Tsonga | 215 | |
| (WC) Juncheng Shang | 543 |
Novak Djokovic in 2022
LWWLWLWWWL Now the world no.2, the Serbian played his last match on the 24th of February when he was defeated by world no.74 Jiri Vesely 6-4 7-6(4) in the quarter in Dubai (draw).
This season the Serbian has managed to achieve an overall 2-1 match record.
Nadal in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2022
Currently ranked no.4, the Spaniard owns an overall 19-0 win-loss record in 2022. Nadal is currently playing in Indian Wells where he defeated Sebastian Korda 6-2 1-6 7-63, Daniel Evans 7-5 6-3, Reilly Opelka 7-63 7-65 and Nick Kyrgios 7-60 5-7 6-4.
Rafael Nadal will fight against the world no.19 Carlos Alcaraz in the semifinal. Their head to head is 1-0 for Nadal.
Nadal has won 3 titles in 2022 in Melbourne, at the Australian Open and in Acapulco.
Rafael won 91 titles in his career: 24 on hard courts, 62 on clay courts, 1 on indoor courts and 4 on grass courts. (See the list of his titles)
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal clashed against each other 58 times. Their actual head to head record is 30-28 for Djokovic. The last time they locked horns, Novak Djokovic won 3-6 6-3 7-6(4) 6-2 in the semifinal in Paris (French Open) in June 2021.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Alcaraz in Indian Wells, ranking, and results in 2022
WLWWWLWWWW Currently ranked no.19 (career-high), Carlos has managed to achieve a compiled 12-1 match record in 2022. Alcaraz is competing in Indian Wells where he ousted Mackenzie Mcdonald 6-3 6-3, Roberto Bautista Agut 6-2 6-0, Gael Monfils 7-5 6-1 and Cameron Norrie 6-4 6-3.
Carlos Alcaraz will face the world no.4 Rafael Nadal in the semifinal. Their record is 1-0 for Nadal.
The Spaniard has won 1 title in 2022 in Rio de Janeiro.
Daniil Medvedev in 2022
WLWWLWWWLW Ranked world no.1, Medvedev played his last match on the 14th of March when he was overcome by world no.28 Gael Monfils 4-6 6-3 6-1 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells (draw).
During this season Daniil has a 13-4 match record. Daniil Medvedev’s best result of the present year was reaching the final at the Australian Open.
Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Medvedev. When they played, Daniil Medvedev won 6-4 6-1 6-2 in the 2nd round in London (Wimbledon) in July 2021.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Carlos Alcaraz and Daniil Medvedev |
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