Not in the mood for that?

After a long journey and a late arrival like Rublev and Khachanov, Medvedev will have to manage his emotions and his fatigue.

Weird sequence for Medvedev, who won the title in Dubai without playing the final and then ended up stuck for several days without knowing if he’d be able to come and play Indian Wells. It’s a tricky situation: days without playing, then a very long trip, so you really wonder how the three involved are going to play tomorrow. Since this match is in the night session, I strongly recommend watching Rublev and Khachanov first to see if they’re completely off their game. I need to know because Daniil is a specimen, he can do absolutely anything for no reason, so with fatigue he’s going to be irritable and could lose it at any moment. He always complains about the conditions at Indian Wells because it’s slow, yet his record here is massive and he’s coming in confident too, so there are still a few good things to hope for on his side as well!

This first round is in the night session against Tabilo. The Chilean smashed Jodar (and Jodar really helped him out); I found him so relaxed and so good! He’s confident too and back to playing his best tennis. The only question mark was how he’d handle the sequence of matches, but with a few days of rest and a quick R1, it should hold up over three sets, right? In any case, Daniil isn’t at his physical peak either, so it balances out. In terms of match‑up it’s not great for Tabilo: he’s going to have to serve bombs and follow to the net whenever possible if he wants a chance, otherwise from the baseline he’s going to get ground down and never find solutions. I remember Tabilo pulling off big performances when he’s loose and no one really expects it; this match looks a lot like that!!