{"id":3421,"date":"2024-02-29T02:18:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T00:18:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=3421"},"modified":"2024-02-29T02:18:37","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T00:18:37","slug":"djokovic-thrilled-to-return-to-indian-wells-after-five-year-hiatus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/?p=3421","title":{"rendered":"Djokovic thrilled to return to Indian Wells after five year hiatus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/ch.jfdi.cc\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/djokovic-thrilled-to-return-to-indian-wells-after-five-year-hiatus.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\">Novak Djokovic said he was excited to be back in Indian Wells to compete at the BNP Paribas Open for the first time since 2019 after<strong> U.S. travel restrictions related to COVID-19 had kept him away.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The world number one is seeking an unprecedented sixth title at the Masters 1000 event that begins next week and is regarded as the biggest\u00a0tennis\u00a0tournament outside of the four Grand Slams.\u201cIt has been five years, way too long to not be part of the\u00a0Tennis\u00a0Paradise tournament, one of the best tournaments in the world without a doubt,\u201d Djokovic said in a video from the small, picturesque city in the Southern California desert.<strong>\u201cIt\u2019s probably the favorite Masters tournament of so many players including myself.<\/strong> I can\u2019t wait to come and perform once again in front of some of the best\u00a0tennis\u00a0fans that we have on the tour.\u201dThe Serb won the first of his 24 Grand Slams at the Australian Open in 2008 and backed that up a few months later by capturing his first Indian Wells crown.\u201cThe first time I won the title in Indian Wells, it was one of the greatest titles of my career at that point. I remember I played Mardy Fish in the finals,\u201d he said.\u201cI was fortunate to win the tournament another four times and played some epic matches in the finals against (Roger) Federer and (Rafa) Nadal and many of the great players in that era. I\u2019m really looking forward to coming back.\u201d<strong>Three-times Indian Wells champion Nadal is set to compete at the tournament after missing last month\u2019s Australian Open due to a muscle tear.<\/strong>The 2020 BNP Paribas Open was canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak and Djokovic missed the next three editions as the United States did not allow unvaccinated foreigners to enter the country.Djokovic was spotted in Los Angeles on Sunday night watching fellow sporting great Lionel Messi and his Major League Soccer side Inter Miami take on LA Galaxy.Carlos Alcaraz and Elena Rybakina are the defending champions at this year\u2019s BNP Paribas Open, which runs from March 3-17.Follow the<br \/>\nCyprus Mail  on Google News<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novak Djokovic expressed his excitement about returning to compete at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells for the first time since 2019, after U.S. travel restrictions related to COVID-19 had prevented him from participating. Djokovic is aiming for an unprecedented sixth title at the event. He mentioned that the Indian Wells tournament is one of the best in the world and a favorite among many players, including himself. Djokovic has won the Indian Wells title five times previously, with his first victory in the tournament being a significant milestone in his career. Rafael Nadal, a three-time Indian Wells champion, is also set to compete in the tournament after missing the Australian Open due to a muscle tear. The 2020 BNP Paribas Open was canceled due to COVID-19, and Djokovic missed the next three editions because the United States did not allow unvaccinated foreigners to enter the country. Carlos Alcaraz and Elena Rybakina are the defending champions of the BNP Paribas Open, which is scheduled to run from March 3-17.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":3422,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"Default","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[438,432,3,250,337,340,544,18],"class_list":["post-3421","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyprus","tag-australian-open","tag-covid","tag-cyprus","tag-google","tag-sport","tag-tennis","tag-united-states","tag-world"],"acf":{"keyphrase":"","keywords":"","sourceimg":"","country-category":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Djokovic thrilled to return to Indian Wells after five year hiatus<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"tennis tournament. 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