There are 27 ranked players playing this week and three very notable people are not laying - - namely Djokovic, Sinner and Alcaraz.
* Djokovic routinelty played in the Dubai tournament after distinguishing himself in the Australian Open and even in the year he did not paly in Australia. However, over the last thee times he played in Dubai his performances were sub-par. However, this year did not achieve the high standard of performance in Australia and is skipping the Dubai tournament for th fiorst time in years. However, there were wo US tournaments he did not play in over the last two years and going through the names of potential players in the ATP 1000 Indian Wells tournament starting next week I found his name - so he may be in the Draw or both the Indian Wells and Miami tournaments.
* Alcaraz had an ankle injury in RIo - but he apparently may play inn the Indian Wells tournament as well if the list of playes mentioned on the Indian Wells website is to be believed. He obviously would not play if his ankle is not healed.
* After winning the Australian Open Sinner did not play in any of the 43 ATP 500 tournaments that took place or taking place this week. According to the Indian Wells website he will also play next week.
Another name mentionmed on the Indian Wells website is Nadal. In announcing his retirement last year Nadal said he will play in some farewell tournaments in 2024. So far he was entered in the Australian Open and in the Qatar and Dubai tournaments - but ended up not playing in either of the three, He apparently would like to play in Indian Wells - starting his farewell matches there - but whether he will in fact play is not certain
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DUBAI OPEN
ROUND 2
Top Half of the Draw
1 Danill Medvedev vs Lorenzo Sonego
8 Aleyandro Davidovich Fokina vs Jakub Mensik
3 Hubert Hurkacz vs Christopher O'Connell
5 Ugo Humbert vs Andy Murray
Bottom Half of Draw
7 Alexander Bublik vs Tallon Griekspoor
4 Karen Khachanov vs Jiri Helecka/Marton
Botic van de Zandschulp vs Sebastian Korda
2 Andrey Rublev vs Arthur Cazaux
ACAPULCO OPEN
ROUND 2
Top Half of the Draw
Daniel Altmaier vs Miomir Kecmanovic
James Draper vs Yoshihito Nishioka
3 Alex de Minaur vs Sebastian Ofner
5 Stefanos Tsitsipas vs Flavio Cobolli
Bottom Half of he Draw
6 Caper Ruud vs Dusan Lajovic
Matteo Arnaldi vs Ben Shelton
8 Frances Tiafoe vs Dominik Koepfer
2 Holger Rune vs Aleksandar Kovacevic
SANTIAGO OPEN
ROUND 2
Top Half of the Draw
1 Nicolas Jarry vs Federico Coria
Corentin Moutet vs Thiago Augustin Tirante
4 Alejandro Tabilo vs Tomas Barrios Vera
Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs Luciano Darderi
Bottom Half of he Draw
6 Facundo Diaz Acosta vs Pedro Martinez
3 Arthur Fils vs Thiago Seyboth Wild
8 Jaume Munar vs Albert Ramos-Vinolas
2 Sebastian Baez vs Juan Pablo Varillas