LOS ANGELES : Taylor Fritz's bid to retain his Indian Wells crown is boosted by a depleted men's field while Iga Swiatek will look to become the first woman to go back-to-back in the desert in three decades when main draw action kicks off on Wednesday. A year ago Fritz overcame a painful ankle injury suff
LOS ANGELES : Taylor Fritz's bid to retain his Indian Wells crown is boosted by a depleted men's field while Iga Swiatek will look to become the first woman to go back-to-back in the desert in three decades when main draw action kicks off on Wednesday.
Also missing from action is world number one Novak Djokovic, the tournament's five-time champion who withdrew on the eve of the draw after his request for a waiver to enter the U.S. despite not being vaccinated against COVID-19 was unsuccessful. World number two Carlos Alcaraz could regain the top ranking he captured after winning last year's U.S. Open with the title and Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece has a chance to ascend to the peak for the first time by taking the crown.
Swiatek is favourite to become the first woman to win successive tournaments since Martina Navratilova in 1991 and the 21-year-old has given every indication she is poised to do so, posting a 12-3 record to start the year and winning the title in Doha.
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