2021 Indian Wells Entry List (Men's)

[James P]

Djokovic is in. Almost everyone is in besides the folks that have announced their seasons are over. Missing are Nadal, Thiem, Federer, Goffin, and Bublik (so far).

Seed*	Name	Current Ranking	Entry Ranking
1	Novak Djokovic	1	1
2	Daniil Medvedev	2	2
3	Stefanos Tsitsipas	3	3
4	Alexander Zverev	4	4
5	Andrey Rublev	7	7
6	Matteo Berrettini	8	8
7	Denis Shapovalov	10	10
8	Casper Ruud	11	11
9	Pablo Carreno Busta	12	12
10	Hubert Hurkacz	13	13
11	Diego Schwartzman	14	14
12	Felix Auger-Aliassime	15	15
13	Jannik Sinner	16	16
14	Alex de Minaur	17	17
15	Grigor Dimitrov	18	18
16	Cristian Garin	19	19
17	Gael Monfils	20	20
18	Roberto Bautista Agut	21	21
19	John Isner	22	22
20	Lorenzo Sonego	23	23
21	Reilly Opelka	24	24
22	Aslan Karatsev	25	25
23	Ugo Humbert	26	26
24	Daniel Evans	27	27
25	Karen Khachanov	28	28
26	Cameron Norrie	29	29
27	Fabio Fognini	31	31
28	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	32	32
29	Stan Wawrinka	33	33
30	Milos Raonic	34	34
31	Borna Coric	35	35
32	Marin Cilic	36	36
	Filip Krajinovic	38	38
	Nikoloz Basilashvili	39	39
	Dusan Lajovic	40	40
	Marton Fucsovics	41	41
	Taylor Fritz	42	42
	John Millman	43	43
	Adrian Mannarino	44	44
	Sebastian Korda	45	45
	Lloyd Harris	46	46
	Federico Delbonis	47	47
	Albert Ramos-Vinolas	48	48
	Benoit Paire	49	49
	Frances Tiafoe	50	50
	Laslo Djere	51	51
	Jan-Lennard Struff	52	52
	Ilya Ivashka	53	53
	Tommy Paul	54	54
	Carlos Alcaraz	55	55
	Kei Nishikori	56	56
	Dominik Koepfer	57	57
	Vasek Pospisil	58	58
	Jordan Thompson	59	59
	Lorenzo Musetti	60	60
	Mackenzie McDonald	61	61
	Federico Coria	62	62
	Miomir Kecmanovic	63	63
	Marcos Giron	64	64
	Jaume Munar	65	65
	Emil Ruusuvuori	66	66
	Aljaz Bedene	67	67
	James Duckworth	68	68
	Yoshihito Nishioka	69	69
	Jeremy Chardy	70	70
	Gianluca Mager	71	71
	Mikael Ymer	72	72
	Alexei Popyrin	73	73
	Pablo Andujar	74	74
	Pedro Martinez	75	75
	Soonwoo Kwon	76	76
	Kevin Anderson	77	77
	Sam Querrey	78	78
	Richard Gasquet	79	79
	Facundo Bagnis	80	80
	Marco Cecchinato	81	81
	Egor Gerasimov	82	82
	Arthur Rinderknech	83	83
	Pablo Cuevas	101	73 (PR)
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[James P]

I hope they do the right thing and give Botic Van de Zandschulp a wild card.

 

[spottishwood]

IW's got a massive draw. 96 or 128?

 

[UnforcedTerror]

Djokovic will skip it for sure, especially if he wins the US Open.

 

[James P]

IW's got a massive draw. 96 or 128?

I think it's 96. They were going to do a smaller version for the men's tournament before Shanghai officially cancelled.

 

[Tennisfan339]

Glad to see Wawrinka, Coric and Raonic's names back on an entry list. It's been a while. I hope they are done with injuries. Coric is still so young and had so much potential, it saddens me to see him riddled with injuries. Wawrinka could still surprise us and upset a few top players in slams IMO. IW is too soon but if he can put the injuries behind him there is no reason why he can't find a decent level again.

I doubt Djokovic participates. He will remove himself from the entry list just like he did in Toronto and Cincinnati. Maybe it'll change next year but he simply doesn't care about Masters this year. Maybe Paris before WTF but he may skip this one as well.

 

[Jack the Hack]

I'm going to be in Indian Wells for the whole tournament this October. It's my 3rd time going to this tournament and after attending several other events over the years, including a couple Slams, Indian Wells is the best experience in my opinion.

I imagine that Brooksby will get a wildcard. Probably Sock as well.

On the women's side, I think Fernandez is in on ranking, but Raducanu would need a wildcard, which I'm sure she'll get.

 

[Jack the Hack]

Djokovic will skip it for sure, especially if he wins the US Open.

I'd be surprised if Djokovic didn't play Indian Wells. From what I understand, it's one of his favorite tournaments and it's the last chance to play outdoors before they head to rainy and cold Europe for the final indoor portion of the season. Plus, Indian Wells starts 1 month from the end of the US Open, giving him a chance to recharge, regardless of what happens on Sunday.

 

[pj80]

I'd be surprised if Djokovic didn't play Indian Wells. From what I understand, it's one of his favorite tournaments and it's the last chance to play outdoors before they head to rainy and cold Europe for the final indoor portion of the season. Plus, Indian Wells starts 1 month from the end of the US Open, giving him a chance to recharge, regardless of what happens on Sunday.

Djokovic will def. Skip rest of the season...x cept maybe the ATP Finals

 

[Jack the Hack]

Djokovic will def. Skip rest of the season...x cept maybe the ATP Finals

What insider information do you have?

 

[pj80]

What insider information do you have?

There is nothing left...im sure he wants a break and spend time with fam

 

[Milanez82]

Damn that's a strong field

 

[Nadal_Django]

Doubt Djokovic is playing tbh.

 

[Hitman]

Djokovic might actually play this, especially if he wins the USO.

The reason being, his focus is more than likely going to shift to that record breaking 7th year end number one to break the tie with Sampras. This will be his last real chance to get that 7th year ending number one IMO.

 

[PerilousPear]

Djokovic might actually play this, especially if he wins the USO.

The reason being, his focus is more than likely going to shift to that record breaking 7th year end number one to break the tie with Sampras. This will be his last real chance to get that 7th year ending number one IMO.

He's got it if he wins USO. He'll be about 2.000 points ahead of Med, who has Paris and ATP finals to defend. Unless he appears in every 500 and 250 from now on and wins them all.

 

[Hitman]

He's got it if he wins USO. He'll be about 2.000 points ahead of Med, who has Paris and ATP finals to defend. Unless he appears in every 500 and 250 from now on and wins them all.

It will be official? Because defending points and gaining race points are not the same until the end of the full season. I think Novak will need to play more if he wants to secure it.

 

[PerilousPear]

It will be official? Because defending points and gaining race points are not the same until the end of the full season. I think Novak will need to play more if he wants to secure it.

If he wins, Novak will have 12.913 points, and Med will be 2nd with 9.980. Stef a distant 3rd at 8.290. So Med needs to gain 3.000 points from IW, Vienna, Basel and a bunch of 250s. He can't gain anything from Paris and ATP finals since he's the defending champion.

 

[Hitman]

If he wins, Novak will have 12.913 points, and Med will be 2nd with 9.980. Stef a distant 3rd at 8.290. So Med needs to gain 3.000 points from IW, Vienna, Basel and a bunch of 250s. He can't gain anything from Paris and ATP finals since he's the defending champion.

OK

 

[SonnyT]

100% guarantee that Djokovic won't win IW. He'll be the bookies overwhelming favorite, so some people can make lots of money at their expense.

 

[lucky13]

this year race ranking will not be the same as official ranking. and the idiotic ATP rule for this year will follow the race for the YE # 1 award even though someone else may be the official no1 at the end of the year. This is because some points from the 2020 or 2019 are counted until next year in the official ranking but not in the race. nole has about 1000 points more of such points in relation to medvedev. and it can easily happen (especially if medvedev wins the final) that nole ends up as no1 and counts weeks as no1 but that medvedev gets the prize as YE # 1 without getting any week as official no1. so he can become YE # 1 without becoming no1.

 

[Nostradamus]

I hope they do the right thing and give Botic Van de Zandschulp a wild card.

why would novak play this thing ? he said us open final is the final match of his career ??

 

[Goosehead]

everyone is always in, all masters except monte carlo have automatic entry. so it means very little at this stage,

it is up to the player to remove names from entry list., injured players out first but more will surely follow.

 

[hendrasdr]

I won't be surprised if Nole cancel his participation. He needs some good rest after this incredible slam year

 

[brian anderson]

Djokovic is in. Almost everyone is in besides the folks that have announced their seasons are over. Missing are Nadal, Thiem, Federer, Goffin, and Bublik (so far).

Seed*	Name	Current Ranking	Entry Ranking
1	Novak Djokovic	1	1
2	Daniil Medvedev	2	2
3	Stefanos Tsitsipas	3	3
4	Alexander Zverev	4	4
5	Andrey Rublev	7	7
6	Matteo Berrettini	8	8
7	Denis Shapovalov	10	10
8	Casper Ruud	11	11
9	Pablo Carreno Busta	12	12
10	Hubert Hurkacz	13	13
11	Diego Schwartzman	14	14
12	Felix Auger-Aliassime	15	15
13	Jannik Sinner	16	16
14	Alex de Minaur	17	17
15	Grigor Dimitrov	18	18
16	Cristian Garin	19	19
17	Gael Monfils	20	20
18	Roberto Bautista Agut	21	21
19	John Isner	22	22
20	Lorenzo Sonego	23	23
21	Reilly Opelka	24	24
22	Aslan Karatsev	25	25
23	Ugo Humbert	26	26
24	Daniel Evans	27	27
25	Karen Khachanov	28	28
26	Cameron Norrie	29	29
27	Fabio Fognini	31	31
28	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	32	32
29	Stan Wawrinka	33	33
30	Milos Raonic	34	34
31	Borna Coric	35	35
32	Marin Cilic	36	36
	Filip Krajinovic	38	38
	Nikoloz Basilashvili	39	39
	Dusan Lajovic	40	40
	Marton Fucsovics	41	41
	Taylor Fritz	42	42
	John Millman	43	43
	Adrian Mannarino	44	44
	Sebastian Korda	45	45
	Lloyd Harris	46	46
	Federico Delbonis	47	47
	Albert Ramos-Vinolas	48	48
	Benoit Paire	49	49
	Frances Tiafoe	50	50
	Laslo Djere	51	51
	Jan-Lennard Struff	52	52
	Ilya Ivashka	53	53
	Tommy Paul	54	54
	Carlos Alcaraz	55	55
	Kei Nishikori	56	56
	Dominik Koepfer	57	57
	Vasek Pospisil	58	58
	Jordan Thompson	59	59
	Lorenzo Musetti	60	60
	Mackenzie McDonald	61	61
	Federico Coria	62	62
	Miomir Kecmanovic	63	63
	Marcos Giron	64	64
	Jaume Munar	65	65
	Emil Ruusuvuori	66	66
	Aljaz Bedene	67	67
	James Duckworth	68	68
	Yoshihito Nishioka	69	69
	Jeremy Chardy	70	70
	Gianluca Mager	71	71
	Mikael Ymer	72	72
	Alexei Popyrin	73	73
	Pablo Andujar	74	74
	Pedro Martinez	75	75
	Soonwoo Kwon	76	76
	Kevin Anderson	77	77
	Sam Querrey	78	78
	Richard Gasquet	79	79
	Facundo Bagnis	80	80
	Marco Cecchinato	81	81
	Egor Gerasimov	82	82
	Arthur Rinderknech	83	83
	Pablo Cuevas	101	73 (PR)
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weakest entry list ever

 

[socallefty]

A lot of these players won’t play as they will go back to Europe after the USO and not return within a month. IW is trolling people to sell tickets by listing everyone who hasn’t officially pulled out yet. In the next couple of weeks, I expect at least 10-15 players to drop out.

 

[Jack the Hack]

A lot of these players won’t play as they will go back to Europe after the USO and not return within a month. IW is trolling people to sell tickets by listing everyone who hasn’t officially pulled out yet. In the next couple of weeks, I expect at least 10-15 players to drop out.

You might be right. However, aren't the Masters 1000 events mandatory for participation? I think the top players lose significant bonus pool money if they don't show up. Plus, the money for just showing up and losing in the first round is pretty decent ($18k). I know there are exceptions for the mandatory requirement for veteran players based on age, number of matches, and years on tour. Plus, they can't make you play if you are injured. But I would be surprised if 10% to 15% of the entry list dropped out within the next 4 weeks given the requirements and money involved.

 

[Jack the Hack]

Honestly, if Djokovic drops out and all three members of the Big 3 are missing for the first time in forever, I'm OK with that. I've seen all of them play in person several times. Speaking of Djokovic...

My first time going to Indian Wells was in 2008. My wife and I have birthdays in March and we decided to take a trip together to SoCal to celebrate, with a swing by the tournament for a couple days as a present for me. I had gotten free tickets from a friend of mine that worked for the ATP at the time, and when we went to the VIP will-call tent outside the stadium to pick them up, Alec Baldwin was in line in front of us getting his. Walking into the tournament grounds, I told my wife that the first thing I wanted to do was check out the practice courts because I had heard that it was an amazing opportunity to see the players up close. When we got to the practice courts, I saw that there was an open one with nobody hitting on it yet sandwiched in between a court where Ana Ivanovic was practicing (with a fairly large crowd watching) and some other pro (I don't recall who it was). I told my wife, let's go sit on the steps of that empty court and see who shows up. Sure enough, about 5 minutes after we sat down there (with butts on the steps and our feet on the actual court), a golf cart arrived with Novak Djokovic and Radek Stepanek to start practicing there! At that point, Novak was the newly minted 2008 Australian Open champion, his first slam title. To show how close we were, here are a couple pics I took from where we were sitting:

When Djokovic first arrived on the court, he came over and put his gear down right next to us, asking us to "do him a favor and watch it for him." He chatted with us a little bit and was making lots funny comments with Radek as they warmed up. (I think it helps that my wife is attractive., which probably caught his attention.) They only hit for about 30 minutes and played a few practice games, so it wasn't too serious, but it was awesome for us. Basically, within our first 15 minutes of arriving at Indian Wells, we saw a famous actor while picking up our tickets, had a brief interaction with a Grand Slam champ (and future GOAT candidate), and got a front row seat to a practice!

 

[mehdimike]

Djokovic is in. Almost everyone is in besides the folks that have announced their seasons are over. Missing are Nadal, Thiem, Federer, Goffin, and Bublik (so far).

Seed*	Name	Current Ranking	Entry Ranking
1	Novak Djokovic	1	1
2	Daniil Medvedev	2	2
3	Stefanos Tsitsipas	3	3
4	Alexander Zverev	4	4
5	Andrey Rublev	7	7
6	Matteo Berrettini	8	8
7	Denis Shapovalov	10	10
8	Casper Ruud	11	11
9	Pablo Carreno Busta	12	12
10	Hubert Hurkacz	13	13
11	Diego Schwartzman	14	14
12	Felix Auger-Aliassime	15	15
13	Jannik Sinner	16	16
14	Alex de Minaur	17	17
15	Grigor Dimitrov	18	18
16	Cristian Garin	19	19
17	Gael Monfils	20	20
18	Roberto Bautista Agut	21	21
19	John Isner	22	22
20	Lorenzo Sonego	23	23
21	Reilly Opelka	24	24
22	Aslan Karatsev	25	25
23	Ugo Humbert	26	26
24	Daniel Evans	27	27
25	Karen Khachanov	28	28
26	Cameron Norrie	29	29
27	Fabio Fognini	31	31
28	Alejandro Davidovich Fokina	32	32
29	Stan Wawrinka	33	33
30	Milos Raonic	34	34
31	Borna Coric	35	35
32	Marin Cilic	36	36
	Filip Krajinovic	38	38
	Nikoloz Basilashvili	39	39
	Dusan Lajovic	40	40
	Marton Fucsovics	41	41
	Taylor Fritz	42	42
	John Millman	43	43
	Adrian Mannarino	44	44
	Sebastian Korda	45	45
	Lloyd Harris	46	46
	Federico Delbonis	47	47
	Albert Ramos-Vinolas	48	48
	Benoit Paire	49	49
	Frances Tiafoe	50	50
	Laslo Djere	51	51
	Jan-Lennard Struff	52	52
	Ilya Ivashka	53	53
	Tommy Paul	54	54
	Carlos Alcaraz	55	55
	Kei Nishikori	56	56
	Dominik Koepfer	57	57
	Vasek Pospisil	58	58
	Jordan Thompson	59	59
	Lorenzo Musetti	60	60
	Mackenzie McDonald	61	61
	Federico Coria	62	62
	Miomir Kecmanovic	63	63
	Marcos Giron	64	64
	Jaume Munar	65	65
	Emil Ruusuvuori	66	66
	Aljaz Bedene	67	67
	James Duckworth	68	68
	Yoshihito Nishioka	69	69
	Jeremy Chardy	70	70
	Gianluca Mager	71	71
	Mikael Ymer	72	72
	Alexei Popyrin	73	73
	Pablo Andujar	74	74
	Pedro Martinez	75	75
	Soonwoo Kwon	76	76
	Kevin Anderson	77	77
	Sam Querrey	78	78
	Richard Gasquet	79	79
	Facundo Bagnis	80	80
	Marco Cecchinato	81	81
	Egor Gerasimov	82	82
	Arthur Rinderknech	83	83
	Pablo Cuevas	101	73 (PR)
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Oh my god Wawrinka has fully recovered?! Are you sure?!

 

[onyxrose81]

Novak may play this since he wants that YE#1.

I doubt Wawrinka and Coric will be healed enough to play.

 

[Moose Malloy]

A lot of these players won’t play as they will go back to Europe after the USO and not return within a month. IW is trolling people to sell tickets by listing everyone who hasn’t officially pulled out yet. In the next couple of weeks, I expect at least 10-15 players to drop out.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/tennis/djokovic-withdraws-from-indian-wells-tournament/ar-AAOXXO8

funny how many longtime fans don't get that entry lists often mean nothing.

 

[junior74]

Talk to me Stanley!!!

 

[Milanez82]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/tennis/djokovic-withdraws-from-indian-wells-tournament/ar-AAOXXO8

funny how many longtime fans don't get that entry lists often mean nothing.

Its really bad since a good deal of people buy tickets for specific players and in general you can't wait for the last moment to buy them
Though this year i imagine a lot of people carried over tickets from last year?

 

[James P]

Hmmm, very interesting. Another "wide open" masters this season.

 

[socallefty]

https://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/tennis/djokovic-withdraws-from-indian-wells-tournament/ar-AAOXXO8

funny how many longtime fans don't get that entry lists often mean nothing.

It is like most cons - give the potential victims what they want to hear or a deal that sounds too good to pass up, get their money upfront and don’t deliver on any promises that were made. Mostly the fault of the con artists, but the victims could do better about looking with a jaundiced eye at any deal that sounds too good to be true.

 

[BeatlesFan]

Though this year i imagine a lot of people carried over tickets from last year?

No, all of us who bought tickets for last year had their credit cards reimbursed. Refunds were given, no carry over tickets.

 

[ChaelAZ]

Annnnnd Djo out of Indian Wells. Oh...wells....

 

[Jack the Hack]

There is nothing left...im sure he wants a break and spend time with fam

Turns out your speculation was correct! Hats off...

Its really bad since a good deal of people buy tickets for specific players and in general you can't wait for the last moment to buy them

How many people were really buying Indian Wells tickets this year just because of Djokovic or Barty?

I mean, Novak has been on tour for almost 18 years. There's been plenty of chances to see him play and he's not done yet.

As I mentioned before in this thread, I'm going to Indian Wells again because it's an awesome event, not because of the entry list. I'm pretty excited to get a look at some of these young guns. I've seen Zverev and Sinner play in person, but have never had a chance to watch Medvedev, Tsitsipas, Rublev, FAA, Alcaraz, Musetti... and others. I'm looking forward to a tournament that anyone could win!