That said, this slow hard court of Indian Wells hasn’t proven to be Emma’s surface yet. Because Raducanu takes the ball early, if she doesn’t spray, it presents more of a challenge for Iga. Iga and Emma played once in Stuttgart at the height of Swiatek’s dominance, and the score was only 6-4, 6-4 to the Pole.

Open champs in Bianca Andreescu and Emma Raducanu.īoth Andreescu and Raducanu have obviously struggled to find the form that brought them a Grand Slam, but style-wise they should be able to hang with Swiatek on a good day. Potential opponents in her section include a pair of former U.S. On the women’s side, world number one and Indian Wells defending champion Iga Swiatek’s draw appears a tad bumpier than usual. Still, Stef is more rested, and this slower hard court gives him time to wind up his backhand.

It’s the toughest part of this 2023 Indian Wells draw. A distraction is not what Tsitsipas needs, plus he’s got Matteo Berrettini, Francis Tiafoe and Cam Norrie all in this quarter. Medvedev has directed Rublev to “beat this guy” after Stef made the disparaging remark about the Russian and his skill set. Second-seeded Stefanos Tsitsipas draws “few tools” foe Andrey Rublev in his quarter– not what the Greek wanted to see. I don’t see a problem for Meddy early on, as long as he stays healthy and hydrated. Circle it and hope it happens.Īs a five seed, Daniil Medvedev is the true headliner on the other side, with 3 seed Casper Ruud also in that quarter. They have split their head-to-head on indoor hard courts, so who even knows what would happen out here in Cali. If Rune were to come through and face Alcaraz, that’s another feisty one. Holger Rune sits at the bottom of that quarter, and that would be a great potential matchup. On the other half of that side, it gets hot all up in here. That’s playing it safe because Vegas would’ve been a huge paycheck. He withdrew from an exhibition in Las Vegas last week, causing the event to be canceled. So here Carlitos is, topping a still-intriguing men’s draw in the desert.Īmong the danger-boys Alcaraz could face in his quarter: Hubert Hurkacz, Tommy Paul and/or Felix Auger Aliassime. Yet Nadal and world number one Novak Djokovic are not here, and 2022 champ Taylor Fritz hasn’t quite been able to top winning this Masters 1000 event. He lost to Rafael Nadal here last year in a famously wild and windy match. He’s injured, having suffered a hamstring pull in Rio. He’s not the defending champion at Indian Wells. He’s not number one in the world anymore. It feels weird having Carlos Alcaraz as the top seed in Indian Wells 2023 men’s draw.

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