Rafa Nadal And Djokovic Travel On Same Plane To Indian Wells
Since their flight from Barcelona to the Adelaide bubble for the Australian Open in 2021, the two athletes have not traveled together on an aircraft.
The path that fate took for Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic began in Los Angeles, the starting point of their transatlantic travel to Indian Wells, the prestigious site of the season’s first Masters 1000 tournament.
This unplanned get-together happened as Djokovic was finishing up his training in Spain, at the Marbella Puente Romano Tennis Club.
The world’s greatest tennis players, who had won 76 Masters 1000 championships and 46 Grand Slams between them, stayed in the same cabin and created an atmosphere that was rife with tennis royalty—190 titles in all.
Amazingly, the final time these two racquet giants traveled together was in 2021, when they were traveling from Barcelona to Adelaide for the Australian Open.
Nadal Has Seven Matches Left at Indian Wells
With seven matches ahead of him instead of the customary six because he is not ranked in the draw, Rafael Nadal has an unusual task ahead of him when he arrives early at the Tennis Garden in the Coachella Valley.
The Spanish master will go to Las Vegas the weekend of March 1st, where he will collaborate with up-and-coming artist Carlos Alcaraz on a Netflix show.
Recall that on January 5th, the 22-time major champion suffered a setback when he withdrew from the Doha Open 250 and the first major. Nadal is still committed to leaving his imprint at Indian Wells despite the obstacles.
A Visit Back to the Californian Desert for Djokovic
But Djokovic is returning to the Californian desert, having missed the 2019 tournament. He has been unable to enter the United States for the last two seasons because he has not received the coronavirus vaccination.
After missing out on the action in previous years, the Serbian powerhouse wants to rekindle his career in Indian Wells.
With the singles draw taking place the night before the competition, there is even more reason to be excited about the beginning of the tennis season as the first Masters 1000 event of the year approaches on March 6.
