Since Nadal won his 21st Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in January, his next race has been in the spotlight.
After all, at the age of 35, after 2 weeks of high-intensity racing and marathon finals, Nadal needs to rest well. After the final, he was unable to stand for a while, and when he awarded the prize, he temporarily found a stool to rest, returned to the backstage and collapsed directly on the ground.
Nadal confirmed his appearance at the Indian Wells Masters
Recently, the Indian Wells Masters announced the news of Nadal's return through the official social platform.
As one of the "Sunshine Doubles" in North America at the beginning of the year, the Indian Wells Masters is the favorite event of many athletes. It is known as the "fifth grand slam" and attracts many top athletes every year.
However, due to the impact of the epidemic, the 2020 race was forced to be cancelled and could not be held; the 2021 race was postponed in October.
After three years, Nadal is out again, saying that this return is very special and looks forward to playing early in the arena of tennis paradise Indian Wells. In the 2019 Nadal semi-finals, he withdrew due to injury and missed out in 2021 due to injury.
The Indian Wells Masters is arguably one of The Blessed Lands of Nadal's hard-court events, where he won three singles titles and two doubles titles, the last of which dates back to 2013, when he defeated "Master Brother" del Potro in the final. Today, Del Potro has announced his retirement, while Nadal is still on the battlefield.
Djokovic may again be rejected
Another giant, Djokovic, has not been on the field after the Australian Open was rejected.
Although there are rumors that Nadal's Australian Open victory has stimulated him, he has begun to have the idea of getting a new crown vaccine. But there is no definite news yet.
The Indian Wells Masters, scheduled to start on March 7, has Djokovic's name on the roster, but whether Djokovic will be able to compete is still unknown. This year, the Australian Open Deyo participated in the lottery, and in the end it was not rejected?
The requirements for the Indian Wells Masters are impressively written: Players must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to compete!
According to a statement on the official Indian Wells Masters website, players must comply with the agreement established by the ATP and the restrictions of the US government, and players who have not been vaccinated against COVID-19 will not be able to participate.
If Djokovic insists on not getting vaccinated, the Australian Open rejection incident may be staged again!
Previously, Djokovic had won five singles titles at the Indian Wells Masters.