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- Roland Garros Qualifying Draws and Schedule for Monday, May 16th
- Djokovic builds momentum for French Open 2022 with sixth Rome Masters Tennis title
- Novak’s Back: Djokovic Beats Tsitsipas for Sixth Rome Crown
- Rome ATP and WTA Draws and Schedule for Sunday, May 15th
- Stefanos Tsitsipas Defeats Alexander Zverev to Reach Maiden Rome Final
- Iga Swiatek Scores 26th Straight Win, Sets up Rome Semifinal vs. Sabalenka
- Rome ATP and WTA Draws and Schedule for Saturday, May 14th
- Foot injury returns for Rafa Nadal in three-set loss to Shapovalov at Rome Masters tennis
- Rome ATP and WTA Draws and Schedule for Friday, May 13th
- Naomi Osaka Splits from IMG To Form New Management Firm
- Ricky’s picks for the Rome Tennis third round: Djokovic vs. Wawrinka and Nadal vs. Shapovalov
- Rome ATP and WTA Draws and Schedule for Thursday, May 12th
- Jo-Wilfried Tsonga Leads List of Roland Garros Wild Card Recipients
- Ricky’s tennis picks for Wednesday at the Rome Masters, including Nadal vs. Isner
Raducanu Gets Wild Card into Indian Wells, Djokovic Among the list of Withdrawals
- Updated: September 30, 2021

By Ricky Dimon
Two
unsurprising developments took place on the BNP Paribas Open entry lists
earlier this week: Emma Raducanu is in and Novak Djokovic is out.
Because the entry deadline for the upcoming 1000-point tournament was prior to
the U.S. Open, Raducanu–who triumphed in New York–did not gain direct entry. Of
course, there was never a doubt that Indian Wells tournament organizers would
save a wild card for a woman who has suddenly become one of the biggest stars
in the sport.
Raducanu was ranked No. 150 when she won the U.S. Open as a qualifier three
weeks ago. The 18-year-old Brit was all the way outside the top 300 (338th)
when she reached the fourth round at Wimbledon.
Now up to 22nd in the rankings, Raducanu will be seeded in Indian Wells next week. Among the players who would have been seeded but won’t be in attendance are Ashleigh Barty, Naomi Osaka, Sofia Kenin, Jennifer Brady, Serena Williams, and Karolina Muchova.
On the men’s side, Djokovic has withdrawn on the heels of his grueling stretch that saw him come within one win of the first calendar-year Grand Slam in men’s singles since Rod Laver in 1969. The world No. 1 lifted the trophy at the Australian Open, French Open, and Wimbledon before losing to Daniil Medvedev in the U.S. Open final.

“I am sorry I wont get to see my fans in Indian Wells and play in the desert, my favorite place to go,” Djokovic stated. “I hope to see you next year!”
“We are disappointed that Novak will not be able to join us at the BNP Paribas Open this fall,” said tournament director Tommy Haas said. “We hope to see him back in tennis paradise next March to contend for a record-setting sixth title in the desert.”
The
2021 Indian Wells event was rescheduled from March to October because of the
Covid-19 pandemic. It was cancelled entirely in 2020.
Also out of the men’s field are Rafael Nadal, Dominic Thiem, Roger Federer, Ugo
Humbert, David Goffin, Stan Wawrinka, Milos Raonic, Borna Coric, and Alexander
Bublik.
Ricky contributes to 10sballs.com and also maintains his own tennis website, The Grandstand. You can follow him on twitter at @Dimonator.