Home

Tennis

Andy Murray Reflects on the Absence of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells Masters 2021

Published 10/07/2021, 12:30 PM EDT

Follow Us

via Getty

Former World No.1 Andy Murray will begin his Indian Wells Masters 2021 campaign tomorrow against France’s Adrian Mannarino. He is entering the Masters 1000 tournament as a wildcard and is featuring there after a gap of four years.

Interestingly, the Indian Wells Masters 2021 is one of the two Masters in which Andy Murray is yet to succeed at. Thus, it will be intriguing to see how well he plays there this time.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Andy Murray unhappy with the absence of the ‘Big Three’ at Indian Wells Masters 2021

In a recent interview to Europsort.com, Murray talked about the absence of Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, and Novak Djokovic at the Indian Wells Masters 2021. He described it as an unfortunate event, but mentioned that he understands their current situations.

via Getty

“It’s unfortunate with Rafa and Roger being injured and I think Novak, probably rightfully, is taking a break after the run he has had this year and just missing out at the US Open,” said Murray in the interview.

Trending

Get instantly notified of the hottest Tennis stories via Google! Click on Follow Us and Tap the Blue Star.

Follow Us

Intriguingly, it is for the first time that neither of the ‘Big Three’ are featuring at the Indian Wells Masters since 2000.

Watch This Story: How Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Serena Williams, and Others Travel

“Wouldn’t have expected to be the only one playing”- Murray

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Talking further, the British star highlighted that it is a shame that neither of the ‘Big Three’ will play at Indian Wells this year. He even revealed that he didn’t expect that one day, he would be the only one playing at a Masters event out of the ‘Big Four’. He also stated that personally, he is really cheerful about playing at the event this year.

via Getty

“But I’m happy myself to be here. It’s a shame for the tournament that they’re not here. Certainly, a couple of years ago, I wouldn’t have expected to be the only one playing,” added the 3-time Grand Slam champion.

ADVERTISEMENT

Article continues below this ad

Fans have really huge expectations from Andy Murray. Will he be able to conquer Indian Wells for the first time in his career this year?

Andy Murray Reveals Losing His Wedding Ring and Tennis Shoes in a Bizarre Incident at Indian Wells

SHARE THIS ARTICLE :

Written by:

Anshul Singh

1,533Articles

One take at a time

Anshul Singh is a Tennis author at EssentiallySports, currently pursuing Journalism Honors from Delhi University. Having significant experience with content, Anshul has authored over 1000 tennis articles. He has previously worked as a writer and an editor for DU Express, penning riveting articles on sports, politics, and culture.
Show More>