Overview
- ATP said a small number of players and team members remain in Dubai after the ATP 500 event, with health and safety the priority.
- Affected players and staff are being housed in official tournament hotels as the tour coordinates with organizers and security advisors.
- Reports indicate athletes declined contingency routes that included a six-hour drive to Oman or a 10-hour drive to Riyadh, lowering prospects of timely travel to Indian Wells.
- Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov are among those stuck, and Medvedev noted on social media that UAE airspace closures keep shifting as they wait for updates.
- Regional airspace across parts of the Middle East is largely shut following U.S. and Israeli strikes and Iran’s missile response, and Emirates has temporarily suspended Dubai operations.