{"id":22936,"date":"2024-03-05T05:53:06","date_gmt":"2024-03-05T10:53:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/indian-wells-open-rafael-nadal-faces-milos-raonic-clash-while-andy-murray-could-tackle-andrey-rublev-tennis-news\/05\/03\/2024\/"},"modified":"2024-03-05T05:53:06","modified_gmt":"2024-03-05T10:53:06","slug":"indian-wells-open-rafael-nadal-faces-milos-raonic-clash-while-andy-murray-could-tackle-andrey-rublev-tennis-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newssprinters.com\/index.php\/sport\/indian-wells-open-rafael-nadal-faces-milos-raonic-clash-while-andy-murray-could-tackle-andrey-rublev-tennis-news\/05\/03\/2024\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Wells Open: Rafael Nadal faces Milos Raonic clash, while Andy Murray could tackle Andrey Rublev | Tennis News"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Rafael Nadal will face a clash with former Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic on his return to action at the BNP Paribas Open, live on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n

The Spaniard, a three-time winner at Indian Wells, is making only his second appearance of the year after reaching the quarter-finals of an ATP 250 event in Brisbane in the first week of the season.<\/p>\n

That marked Nadal’s return from a hip flexor injury which had sidelined him for nearly a year, although he was then forced to miss the Australian Open due to a muscle tear.<\/p>\n

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The 37-year-old was a finalist at Indian Wells on his last appearance at the desert venue two years ago and if he successfully navigates his match against Raonic, he faces a showdown with No 7 seed Holger Rune in round two.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere in the men’s draw, Andy Murray<\/strong> has a potential clash with No 5 seed Andrey Rublev on the horizon if he wins his first-round match against a yet-to-be-determined qualifier.<\/p>\n

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Murray’s fellow Brits Dan Evans<\/strong> and Jack Draper<\/strong> have been drawn against Roman Safiullin and Christopher O’Connell respectively.<\/p>\n

Evans’ potential second-round opponent is No 28 seed Sebastian Korda, while victory for Draper would set up a meeting with No 6 seed Alexander Zverev.<\/p>\n

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Meanwhile, 2021 men’s singles champion Cam Norrie<\/strong> will take on either Lorenzo Sonego or Miomir Kecmanovic after receiving a bye to the second round due to being seeded No 28.<\/p>\n

In the women’s tournament, Emma Raducanu<\/strong> will take on a yet-to-be-determined qualifier for the right to face No 30 seed Dayana Yastremska in the second round after being handed a wildcard entry.<\/p>\n

Katie Boulter<\/strong>, winner of last week’s San Diego Open, has not earned a bye and therefore plays Italy’s Camilia Georgi in the first round, with the winner of that match up against No 26 seed Linda Noskova.<\/p>\n

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Anthony Joshua’s heavyweight showdown with Francis Ngannou takes place on Friday March 8, live on Sky Sports Box Office with the main event expected around 11pm.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Rafael Nadal will face a clash with former Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic on his return to action at the BNP Paribas Open,