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DRAW TL;DR

Top Half - QF’s If Seeds Hold

🇷🇸 Djokovic vs Thiem 🇦🇹

🇩🇪 Zverev vs Anderson 🇿🇦

Bottom Half - QF’s If Seeds Hold

🇨🇭 Federer vs Nishikori 🇯🇵

🇪🇸 Nadal vs Isner 🇺🇸

PROJECTED PATHS FOR TOP 4🔮

Djokovic (Top Half)

R1: Bye

R2: Fratangelo/Ymer

R3: Kyrgios

R4: Cecchinato/Monfils

QF: Thiem

SF: Zverev

F: Nadal/Federer

Summary: Aside from Kyrgios in the 3rd Rd (who Novak may be looking to get revenge over anyway), this is an OK draw for Djokovic. Get’s a qualifier in Rd 2 and Cecchinato and Thiem are two preferable choices to face on a hard court instead of some of the other Rd4/QF opponents making up the draw (Monfils would be tougher though). Thiem is in terrible form and Zverev has a tough draw, meaning he may not make it to the semi’s. I’ll be surprised (if it happens) if Kyrgios causes the Serb as much of a problem as some may be expecting. Could open up nicely for Djokovic depending on a few early round variables.

Zverev

R1: Bye

R2: Klizan

R3: Dimitrov

R4: Raonic

QF: Anderson/Tsitsipas

SF: Djokovic

F: Nadal/Federer

Summary: Nasty draw for Zverev. Klizan may be mercurial but is not an opponent anyone wants to see in Rd 2 (especially on slow, high-bouncing courts). Dimitrov is slumping but is still a brutal 3rd Rd foe, and it only gets tougher from there. Tough to see Sascha making a title run given the above path, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see him in the semi’s.

Federer (Bottom Half)

R1: Bye

R2: Seppi

R3: Fucsovics/Wawrinka

R4: Fognini/Edmund

QF: Nishikori/Cilic

SF: Nadal/Isner

F: Djokovic/Zverev

Summary: Whether or not this path is tough depends which versions of each of these opponents shows up. Fucsovics troubled Federer for parts of their match in Dubai last week, but should probably be routine. The bigger questions are Fognini (who isn’t likely to even make it that far given current woeful form), Wawrinka who has shown only fleeting, recent glimpses of his best, and Nishikori. The latter two, at their best, can occasionally trouble Federer, but Kei looked very up and down in Dubai and was nursing wrist pain, and Stan is a mystery at this point. Cilic is ice-cold form wise, and conditions don’t really suit the Croatian, so tough to see him as a threat.

Nadal (Bottom Half)

R1: Bye

R2: Donaldson

R3: Schwartzman

R4: Medvedev/Goffin

QF: Isner/Khachanov

SF: Federer

F: Djokovic

Summary: Drew the short straw by getting Federer in his half, but a decent draw overall until SF’s. Schwartzman’s in poor form and there are some question marks about Medvedev’s outdoor (vs red-hot indoor) ability. But the Russian could be a potential banana skin, especially if he’s rested after going out early in Dubai. Tough to know what kind of form Rafa is in after final-ing in Australia, but then going out early (and showing moments of nervy un-confidence) in Acapulco. Indian Wells is Nadal’s 2nd most successful hard court Masters 1000 (3 titles: 2007, 2009, 2013).

EARLY MATCHES TO WATCH OUT FOR 🔥

🔥 - Potentially Good

🔥🔥 - Potentially Great

🔥🔥🔥 - GRAB THE POPCORN

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Rd 1’s:

Auger-Aliassime vs Norrie 🔥

Wawrinka vs Evans 🔥🔥

Herbert vs Kohlschreiber

Fritz vs Johnson

Tiafoe vs Jarry 🔥🔥

Rd 2's (possible):

Tsitsipas vs Auger-Aliassime 🔥

Edmund vs Tiafoe 🔥🔥

Kyrgios vs Herbert (Will Lahyani be coaching?) 🔥

Raonic vs Querrey 🔥

Shapovalov vs Fritz 🔥

Berdych vs Khachanov 🔥

McDonald vs Medvedev 🔥🔥

Rd 3’s (possible):

Djokovic vs Kyrgios 🔥🔥🔥

Zverev vs Dimitrov 🔥

Federer vs Wawrinka 🔥🔥

Tsitsipas vs Bautista Agut 🔥🔥

Nishikori vs Pouille 🔥

Cilic vs Shapovalov 🔥🔥

Goffin vs Medvedev 🔥

PLAYERS REACT TO THEIR DRAW 😮

— Reusable.

— Incoming in Round 3. Context

Kyrgios: “Never lost to him mate.”

Djokovic: “You’ve yet to see my real form.”

— Federer looking at Fognini’s form coming into the tournament.

R32 loss to Auger-Aliassime, R16 loss to Munar, R16 loss to Bedene, R32 loss to Carreno Busta…

— ¿Is Novak’s turn to deal weeth Nick, no¿

PREDICTIONS 🏆

Quarter-Finals

🇷🇸Djokovic vs Coric 🇭🇷 (H2H: 3-0) (Hard H2H: 1-0)

Prediction: Djokovic in 2

🇩🇪 Zverev vs Tsitsipas 🇬🇷 (H2H: 1-1) (Hard H2H: 1-1)

Prediction: Zverev in 3

🇨🇭 Federer vs Nishikori 🇯🇵 (H2H: 7-3) (Hard H2H: 6-2)

Prediction: Federer in 2

🇪🇸 Nadal vs Isner 🇺🇸 (H2H: 7-0) (Hard H2H: 3-0)

Prediction: Nadal in 3

Semi-Finals

🇷🇸 Djokovic vs Zverev 🇩🇪 (H2H: 2-2) (Hard H2H: 2-1)

Prediction: Djokovic in 2

🇪🇸 Nadal vs Federer 🇨🇭(H2H: 23-15) (Hard H2H: 9-11)

Prediction: Nadal in 3

(too early to call this match so don’t put too much stock in this pick. Will make another, hopefully better and more informed, prediction before the Semi’s if both make it that far!).

Final 🏆

🇷🇸 Djokovic vs Nadal 🇪🇸

(H2H: 28-25) (Hard H2H: 19-7)

Prediction: Djokovic in 2

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