The Indian Wells tennis tournament, also known as the BNP Paribas Open, is one of the most prestigious events in the tennis calendar. Held annually in March, it attracts top players from around the world and is known for its state-of-the-art facilities and impeccable organization. Despite the huge scale of the tournament, recently when it rained during one of the matches, what came to light was astonishing.

The lack of basic equipment needed to ensure that there were no holdbacks and delays in the match shocked the fans tremendously. And now they have only one question. Can Indian Wells not afford basic tennis equipment?

“can’t afford to invest in this machine” – Indian Wells authorities get brutally slammed

Indian Wells is located in the Coachella Valley in California, a region known for its dry desert climate. The tournament is usually held under sunny skies and ideal playing conditions. However, weather can be unpredictable, and on this particular occasion, rain played spoilsport. And to everyone’s surprise, Indian Wells tournament authorities had no equipment to mend the situation.

One of the tennis pages on Twitter even posted about it. The post said, “Indian Wells, seriously, you’re not going to tell me you can’t afford to invest in this machine. In 10 minutes, the matter is set to dry the court.”

The fans also emphasized how the machine can make it so easy for the tournament to continue and takes very little time to squeeze the court of the water.

The rain today affected the match between Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz. While this was very frustrating for the fans themselves, they could not hold their words back as they came ahead and brutally slammed the Indian Wells organizers. Interestingly, the former head coach of Roger Federer, Ivan Ljubicic was also one among those to have hit out at the ATP.

Roger Federer’s former coach slams the organizers after a delay in events

There came a point when everyone reached their boiling point as the fun of one of the most-anticipated tennis matches was ruined by rain. Hitting out at the frustration, Federer’s former coach, Ivan Ljubicic came ahead and suggested the tournament organizers to build a roof so that these incidents do not happen.  “Build the roof,” said the former coach as he joined other fans and brutally hit out at the organizers.

Thus, on a night that saw Carlos Alcaraz come out on top, frustration mounted on top for the fans as they had to struggle to watch their favorite stats in action on the big stage. While this match was purely a banger, how excited are you for their further clashes? Do let us know in the comments below!

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