The organizers of the 2022 BNP Paribas Open Tennis Tournament have just released their player entry lists, featuring the 2022 Australian Open champions Rafael Nadal and Ashleigh Barty. The Tournament will be held March 7th to 20th at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. With health and safety as the tournament’s top priority, the BNP Paribas Open will require valid proof of full vaccination to enter the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for the tournament. The guidelines for the players are governed by the protocols established by their respective governing bodies, the WTA and ATP, as well as any restrictions established by the United States of America in regard to the vaccination status of international travelers entering the country.
On the men’s side, three-time BNP Paribas Open champion (2007, 2009, 2013), the ATP Tour World No. 5 player and 2022 Australian Open champion, Rafael Nadal, will compete at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden for the first time since March 2019. He returns to Tennis Paradise on the heels of an astonishing title run at the Australian Open, where he captured his record-breaking 21st career Grand Slam title. A power-packed lineup of ATP Top-10 players will join Nadal at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. They include 2021 US Open champion and 2022 Australian Open finalist Daniil Medvedev (World No. 2), 2021 Nitto ATP Finals winner Alexander Zverev (World No. 3), 2021 French Open finalist Stefanos Tsitsipas (World No. 4), reigning BNP Paribas Open champion Cameron Norrie (World No. 13), among others. In addition, World No. 1 and five-time Indian Wells champion Novak Djokovic is also on the tournament entry list.
On the women’s side, the WTA World No. 1 and 2022 Australian Open champion, Ashleigh Barty, will seek her first title in the desert. Barty’s impressive 2021 season included five singles titles and her second career Grand Slam trophy at Wimbledon. So far in 2022, Barty has won both tournaments she has played in, with a title in Adelaide followed by a historic Grand Slam championship performance at the Australian Open. She will be joined by 2021 BNP Paribas Open champion Paula Badosa (World No. 5), 2021 Madrid Open champion Aryna Sabalenka (World No. 2), 2021 French Open champion Barbora Krejcikova (World No. 3), World No. 4 Karolina Pliskova and past champions Victoria Azarenka (2012, 2016) and Simona Halep (2015), among others. In addition, three women’s teenage phenoms; 19-year-old Leylah Fernandez, 19-year-old Emma Raducanu, and 17-year-old Coco Gauff will be making their second-career appearances at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
To read BNP Paribas Open’s news release and for the complete field, please visit: https://bnpparibasopen.com/news/star-studded-2022-bnp-paribas-open-player-entry-lists-unveiled/
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