Marquee move for Indian Wells
Unfortunately Indian Wells, usually half of March’s ‘Sunshine Swing’ with the Miami Open, was cancelled in 2020.
This season, the ATP and WTA co-event returns, repositioned in the calendar from October 7-17.
The world No.1 duo of Ash Barty and Djokovic are due to compete in the prestigious 1000 ranking points event. 2019 men’s champion Dominic Thiem will miss the tournament recovering from a right wrist injury. Fellow 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu is expected to feature.
Prior to Indian Wells, the tour welcomes back WTA 500 events in Ostrava and Chicago, back-to-back from September 20.
Former world No.1 Kim Clijsters has taken a wildcard into the Chicago event, set for her first competitive appearance since the 2020 US Open. Undergoing knee surgery and contracting Covid-19 has kept the four-time major winner out of action.
Quartet to light up Milan
The NextGen ATP Finals has welcomed a plethora of stars now battling at the top of the rankings.
Spanish prodigy Carlos Alcaraz is among four players to qualify for the 2021 instalment of the 21-and-under tournament in early November.
Alcaraz, the youngest US Open quarter-finalist in the Open Era, is already joined in the field alongside 2019 champion Jannik Sinner, US Open semi-finalist Felix Auger-Aliassime and Sebastian Korda.
Jenson Brooksby and Holger Rune, who both took a set off Djokovic at the US Open, are in contention to qualify, as well as hot shot sensation Lorenzo Musetti.