The Indian Wells men’s doubles match is announced, led by Medvedev/Tien – Tennis Now
The doubles lineup and pairings for next month’s BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells have been announced, and some of them really stand out. Exhibit A: Learner Tian/Daniil Medvedev pairing. There is mutual respect between the two following a series of high-stakes meetings last year. That’s not the only interesting pairing—scroll down to see more.
Medvedev joins forces with Mr. Tian
The pairing of Daniil Medvedev and Learner Tien is a fascinating frenemy situation – in fact, Tien has beaten Medvedev in three of their past four meetings, including a straight sets victory over Medvedev at the Australian Open last month. Medvedev publicly joked that Tian’s play “drove him crazy,” so watching them try to coordinate on the same side of the net would be the best kind of psychological drama.
Complete opposites: Bublik and Ram
Alexander Bublik joins forces with doubles legend Rajeev Ram in what feels like a social experiment in tennis. Lahm is a disciplined doubles taskmaster, while Bublik is the ultimate tennis wild card.
The Waiting Game: Sinners and Opelka
Jannik Sinner and Reilly Opelka’s reunion is still up in the air. Although they won the ATP title together in Atlanta in 2021, they are currently only the fourth substitute. Can you say wild card?
additional pairings
Andrei Rublev and Karen Khachanov: The fan-favorite duo returns to the desert for the fourth year in a row. They lost the first game in each of their first three games, but don’t laugh, these two once won the Masters in Madrid.
Arthur Fells and Alejandro Davidovich Fokina: Wonderful alert. Is a team too athletic? Now, take it with you!
Felix Auger-Aliassime and Sebastian Korda: The good guy finishes first? This is what the FAA and Sebi want.
Family and French connections: French cousins Arthur Rinderknech and Valentin Vacherot compete together in a rare and cool draw storyline.
Flavio Cobolli and Corentin Moutet: Another alarming alarm.
