The first Masters 1000 of the 2025 season the 'BNP Paribas Open' in Indian Wells is imminent and will award a very prestigious title. The men's tournament has had to collect some painful forfeits in the last few hours for different reasons.
Nicolas Jarry is forced to miss this event due to an injury to the pinky finger of his left foot suffered at the Santiago ATP, while he was playing in front of his home fans. The Chilean ace was really unlucky, because his game could create a lot of problems for all opponents on a surface like that of Indian Wells.
Thanasi Kokkinakis, who recently underwent surgery and will also miss the Miami Open, will not participate in the prestigious tournament in California. There will be no Yoshihito Nishioka, who is going through a fairly hard time in his career.
Alcaraz seeks his third title in California
Obviously, world number 1 Jannik Sinner will be missing, who - after reaching an agreement with WADA - will not be able to compete on the professional tour until May 4. The Italian ace had reached the semifinals as his best result in California so far and had been defeated by Carlos Alcaraz in the last two editions.
The Spanish ace will be the top favorite in 2025 not only because of Sinner's absence, but also because he is perfectly comfortable on this surface and has lifted the trophy in both 2023 and 2024.
Alexander Zverev who has never particularly shone in the first Masters 1000 of the season is looking for redemption after disappointing a lot in Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro and Acapulco. The German champion defends few points between Indian Wells and Miami and has an excellent chance of staying in second place in the ATP ranking.
There is also great curiosity about Novak Djokovic, who has won this tournament five times during his legendary career but who has achieved disappointing results in recent editions.
Last year, the 24-time Grand Slam champion suffered one of the most shocking defeats of his entire career against young Italian Luca Nardi.
