Switzerland’s veteran tennis star
Stan Wawrinka has quested Indian
Wells tournament director Tommy Haas over the lack of facilities ahead of the
competition.
The competition is set to be played from March 06-17 where
some of the big-name players from all over the world will participate and showcase
their talent at the highest level.
Wawrinka, in a post on his official account on the social
media platform X — previously known as Twitter — has called the tournament director
Haas for not having top-quality facilities for the training.
“Question: Is not normal that in 2024 at @BNPPARIBASOPEN one
of biggest tennis tournaments in the world, we have to do are 2nd practice
with old balls ?? @atptour @TommyHaas13 Thats 1 rally play with the ball,” Stan
Wawrinka wrote on X.
This year, Spain’s tennis star Carlos Alcaraz will be
defending his crown in the competition. He won the title after beating the
current world number three Russia’s Daniil Medvedev in straight sets with a score
of 6-3, 6-2.
Serbia’s legendary tennis star Novak Djokovic and the former
world number one Roger Federer have won the competition most times. They both
lifted the title five times. Federer last won the
competition back in 2017 whereas Djokovic last lifted the title back in 2016.