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Medvedev & Tien headline Indian Wells’ star-studded doubles court

Singles World No. 2 Sinner and Opelka between alternative pairs
February 20, 2026

There will be plenty of singles firepower in the doubles draw at next month’s BNP Paribas Open, with teams admitted to the draw including Daniil Medvedev and Learner Tien, Karen Khachanov and Andrey Rublev, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Sebastian Korda, and Alex de Minaur and John Peers.

Medvedev and Tien are a striking duo, given their budding Lexus ATP Head2Head rivalry (Tien leads 3-1). The American explained their partnership on Thursday during the Delray Beach Open.

“I think his coach texted my coach at the last minute, maybe the day before the deadline. I said, ‘Sure,’ I thought it would be fun and so I’m looking forward to it,” Tien said. “It was kind of random because I don’t think he doubles that much and neither do I, so I guess we just go out and have fun.”

Six of the top 10 players in the PIF ATP Rankings have entered doubles at the ATP Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells. World No. 2 Jannik Sinner and long-serving American Reilly Opelka are currently alternates and will need a wildcard to enter the draw as their combined ranking of 71 was not high enough to qualify.

Sinner has a tour-level doubles record of 26-25, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. The 24-year-old Italian lifted his only ATP Tour doubles trophy to date with Opelka in Atlanta in 2021.

Alexander Zverev and good friend Marcelo Melo, his regular doubles partner, are also alternates. The pair reached a Masters 1000 final in Monte Carlo in 2024. Ben Shelton and compatriot Emilio Nava also need a wildcard.

Regular doubles pairings set to star in Indian Wells include Australian Open champions Christian Harrison and Neal Skupski, Marcel Granollers and Horacio Zeballos, Julian Cash and Lloyd Glasspool and defending champions Marcelo Arevalo and Mate Pavic.