{"id":1801882,"date":"2026-03-02T13:30:19","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:30:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1801882"},"modified":"2026-03-02T13:30:19","modified_gmt":"2026-03-02T10:30:19","slug":"indian-wells-open-seeds-carlos-alcaraz-no-1-three-players-stuck-in-dubai-among-seeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1801882","title":{"rendered":"Indian Wells Open seeds: Carlos Alcaraz No 1, three players stuck in Dubai among seeds"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"ps-article-content rounded-lg lg:mt-5 lg:border lg:border-card lg:bg-card lg:shadow-primary\">\n<header>\n<h1 class=\"py-4 text-xl font-normal text-title sm:text-2xl\">Indian Wells Open seeds: Carlos Alcaraz No 1, three players stuck in Dubai among seeds<\/h1>\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<div class=\"flex items-center\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/author\/shahidaj\" class=\"text-sm font-normal !text-author\"><br \/>\n                            Shahida Jacobs                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <time class=\"ml-3 text-sm font-normal text-info md:ml-4\" datetime=\"02 Mar 2026 1:30 PM\" data-ps-date=\"02 Mar 2026 1:30 PM\" data-ps-datetime=\"1772458219\"><br \/>\n                            02 Mar 2026 1:30 PM                        <\/time>\n                    <\/div>\n<div class=\"hidden justify-end space-x-4 text-xl sm:flex sm:!opacity-100\">\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/indian-wells-open-seeds-carlos-alcaraz-no-1-three-players-stuck-dubai-seeded\" class=\"!text-info hover:!text-brand\" aria-label=\"Share to facebook\"><\/p>\n<p>                        <\/a><br \/>\n                        <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.tennis365.com%2Fatp-tour%2Findian-wells-open-seeds-carlos-alcaraz-no-1-three-players-stuck-dubai-seeded\" 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              <\/button>\n                    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5 border-b border-page\"><\/div>\n<section>\n<div class=\"-mx-3 sm:-mx-5\">\n<figure class=\"aspect-h-9 aspect-w-16 relative\">\n                                        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1320\" height=\"742\" loading=\"eager\" class=\"w-full h-full object-cover object-center !my-0\" src=\"https:\/\/d2me2qg8dfiw8u.cloudfront.net\/content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Carlos-Alcaraz-Jack-Draper-and-Daniil-Medvedev-1320x742.jpg\" alt=\"Pictured: Carlos Alcaraz, Jack Draper and Daniil Medvedev\">                <\/figure><figcaption class=\"flex items-center space-x-3 border-b border-mobile-caption px-3 lg:border-caption\">\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"my-1.5 break-words !text-xs !text-content\">\n                                Left to right: Carlos Alcaraz, Jack Draper and Daniil Medvedev                            <\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<div class=\"ciam-article-t365\">\n<p>World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz will headline the draw for the Indian Wells Open as the Spaniard will be the first name on the draw sheet, but there are still doubts over the participation of three seeds due to the conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tag\/carlos-alcaraz\">Alcaraz<\/a> is naturally the favourite to win the first ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the year as he is undefeated so far in 2026 after winning the Australian Open and Qatar Open while he is also a two-time champion at the California event.<\/p>\n<p>His big rival Jannik Sinner, who is yet to reach a final at Indian Wells, will headline the bottom half of the draw while five-time champion Novak Djokovic and world No 4 Alexander Zverev are the next two names on the list.<\/p>\n<p>Lorenzo Musetti, who hasn\u2019t played competitively since injuring his leg during his Australian Open quarter-final match against Djokovic, Taylor Fritz, Ben Shelton, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Alexander Bublik complete the top 10.<\/p>\n<p>There were initially doubts over <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/felix-auger-aliassime-indian-wells-dubai-update\">Auger-Aliassime<\/a> and Bublik\u2019s participation in the American event, as they competed at the Dubai Tennis Championships last week and Israel and the United States\u2019 joint-military action against Iran triggered a chain of events in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Iran retaliated by bombing several United States bases, including ones in Dubai, resulting in airspace in the Middle East being closed with those who played in Dubai unable to leave.<\/p>\n<h2>Indan Wells Open News<\/h2>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/indian-wells-open-players-dubai-atp-travelling-offers-emergency-meeting-report\">Indian Wells Open: Players in Dubai say no to ATP travelling offers after emergency meeting \u2013 report<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\n<strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/atp-tour\/atp-indian-wells-how-many-points-will-alcaraz-sinner-djokovic-draper-drop-at-atp-1000-event\">ATP Indian Wells: How many points will Alcaraz, Sinner, Djokovic, Draper drop at ATP 1000 event?<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>However, Auger-Aliassime and Bublik managed to catch flights just in time and they have already made their way to California, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tennis365.com\/tennis-news\/daniil-medvedev-update-unable-to-leave-dubai-flights-conflict\">Daniil Medvedev<\/a>, Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev are still stuck in their hotels.<\/p>\n<p>The ATP has issued a statement saying: \u201cThe ATP is closely monitoring the evolving situation in the Middle East and remains in regular contact with its players, their support teams, as well as with the relevant local authorities. The health, safety, and well-being of our players, our staff, and the tournament teams are our top priority.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can confirm that a small number of players and team members are still in Dubai following the recent conclusion of the ATP 500 tournament. They, along with their teams, are being housed in the tournament\u2019s official hotels, where their immediate needs are fully taken care of.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in direct communication with those affected, as well as with the tournament organisers and security advisors. At this stage, travel arrangements remain subject to ongoing assessment based on air operations and official recommendations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe will continue to provide appropriate support to ensure that the players and their teams can leave the area safely when conditions allow. We will keep assessing the evolving situation and provide timely updates.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Medvedev, who has finished runner-up twice in California, is due to be seeded 11th, Khachanov 16th and Rublev 17th.<\/p>\n<p>Should the trio fail to make it to the United States in time, those below them will all be bumped up.<\/p>\n<p>One player who is still in Dubai who won\u2019t feature in the Indian Wells Open is Tallon Griekspoor as the Dutchman withdrew from the final against Medvedev due to a hamstring injury and he will subsequently aslo miss the ATP 1000 event.<\/p>\n<p>Defending champion Jack Draper has played very little tennis in the past few months and he will start his defence as the 14th seed.<\/p>\n<h2>ATP Seeds For Indian Wells Open<\/h2>\n<p>1. Carlos Alcaraz<br \/>\n2. Jannik Sinner<br \/>\n3. Novak Djokovic<br \/>\n4. Alexander Zverev<br \/>\n5. Lorenzo Musetti<br \/>\n6. Alex de Minaur<br \/>\n7. Taylor Fritz<br \/>\n8. Ben Shelton<br \/>\n9. F\u00e9lix Auger-Aliassime<br \/>\n10 Alexander Bublik<br \/>\n11. Daniil Medvedev<br \/>\n12. Jakub Men\u0161\u00edk<br \/>\n13. Casper Ruud<br \/>\n14. Jack Draper<br \/>\n15. Flavio Cobolli<br \/>\n16. Karen Khachanov<br \/>\n17. Andrey Rublev<br \/>\n18. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina<br \/>\n19. Francisco Cer\u00fandolo<br \/>\n20. Luciano Darderi<br \/>\n21. Frances Tiafoe<br \/>\n22. Jiri Lehecka<br \/>\n23 Tommy Paul<br \/>\n24. Valentin Vacherot<br \/>\n25. Learner Tien<br \/>\n26. Arthur Rinderknech<br \/>\n27. Cameron Norrie<br \/>\n28. Brandon Nakashima<br \/>\n29. Tomas Martin Etcheverry<br \/>\n30. Arthur Fils<br \/>\n31. Corentin Moutet<br \/>\n32. Ugo Humbert<\/p>\n<div data-nosnippet data-quiz-type=\"poll|mpu\" class=\"kwizly-quiz kwizly-WVAVve\"><\/div>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Indian Wells Open seeds: Carlos Alcaraz No 1, three players stuck in Dubai among seeds Shahida Jacobs 02 Mar 2026 1:30 PM Left to right: Carlos Alcaraz, Jack Draper and Daniil Medvedev World No 1 Carlos Alcaraz will headline the draw for the Indian Wells Open as the Spaniard will be the first name on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[226,249],"class_list":["post-1801882","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-crawlmanager","tag-tennis365-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1801882","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1801882"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1801882\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1801882"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1801882"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1801882"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}