Indian Wells outsiders: Could Cameron Norrie, Jannik Sinner, Victoria Azarenka, Liudmila Samsonova surprise?

Picking a winner at Indian Wells over the last few years has been difficult. Did anyone have Cameron Norrie beating Nikoloz Basilashvili in the 2021 final? Or Paula Badosa the same year? Or wild card Bianca Andreescu in 2019? Even Taylor Fritz last year? Ad One of the biggest tournaments of the season, Indian Wells will see most of the top players – aside from Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal – competing over the next 10 days. ATP Indian WellsIndian Wells: Schedule, draw, seeds, prize money plus Djokovic and Nadal updatesYESTERDAY AT 11:03 But given it has been so unpredictable in recent seasons, who could cause a surprise this time around? Cameron Norrie — World No.

12 A former champion who has been fantastic form over the last month? Would it actually be a surprise if Norrie challenged again? The British No. 1 claimed the biggest title of his career at Indian Wells in 2021 and followed up with a run to the quarter-finals last year, losing to Carlos Alcaraz. Norrie has made three finals this season and beat Alcaraz when they met in the Rio Open final last month.

With slower court conditions in Indian Wells perhaps suiting his physical game, Norrie could be set for another run. Jannik Sinner — World No. 13 Sinner has made the fourth round at Indian Wells the last two seasons.

Last year he withdrew from the tournament ahead of his fourth-round clash with Nick Kyrgios due to illness, having lost to Fritz at the same stage the previous year. Raducanu pulls out of exhibition ahead of Indian Wells Will Swiatek end 32-year wait for repeat WTA winner? Now working with Simona Halep’s former coach Darren Cahill, Sinner has had a decent start to the year. At the Australian Open he lost to eventual runner-up Stefanos Tsitsipas in