Sinner, Musetti, Arnaldi, Sonego and Cobolli on the list. The Roman would be waiting for a wild card
Berettini yes, Berrettini no. It will take a few more days to reveal whether the former Italian top ten player, who has not played an official match since the US Open, will return to the field for the American Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Miami. For now, there is no trace of his name among the members. For the Californian tournament, the list that appeared in the last few hours includes, as far as Italy is concerned, Jannik Sinner, Lorenzo Musetti, Matteo Arnaldi, Lorenzo Sonego and Flavio Cobolli, with the latter making his first appearance in the Indian Wells main draw.
PROTECTED RANKING
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However, the absence of Matteo Berrettini from this list does not mean that the 2021 Wimbledon finalist will not be present in California. The Roman would use the protected ranking to get back in (valid only after 6 months), given that he is currently number 124 in the world, but it cannot be ruled out that he is waiting to receive a wild card to get back into the game. Of course, there is also the hypothesis that the return still requires some time: officially Berrettini has a foot injury and for this reason he has not returned to Australia, where he had gone anyway to try to participate in the Melbourne slam. Indian Wells will start in early March and therefore it won’t take much time to understand Berrettini’s real intentions and possibilities for returning to the field.
PRIZE MONEY
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Speaking of Indian Wells, there’s something new about prize money, and it’s one of the “Robin Hood” type, that is, penalizing (so to speak) the richest to make the less fortunate players earn more, let’s say. Already voted by years repeatedly as the best Masters 1000 in the world by players and professionals, the tournament identified by everyone as “Larry Ellison’s”, Mister Oracle and one of the richest men in the world, has once again found a way to get people talking, well, In fact, from this year there will be less money for the winners, finalists and finalists while those players who stop at the qualifiers or the first rounds of the competition will earn more. A hand extended to second-tier athletes, who for an exit in the first round will collect around 30 thousand dollars, almost double compared to 2023. The winners will collect around 160 thousand dollars less, the finalists just under 100 thousand less. However, given that we are talking about checks for 1 million and one hundred thousand dollars and 585 thousand, let’s say that the reward for the triumph will still be adequate. The other Sunshine Double tournament, Miami, will also do the same thing.
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