The tournament runs from 6th - 17th March. It will be Andy's 16th appearance here. His best results came in 2009 when he defeated Roger Federer in the semi-finals in three sets, then lost to Rafael Nadal 6-1, 6-2 in the final, unusually strong winds causing Andy problems. Last year Andy reached round 3 after defeating Tomas Martin Etcheverry in R1 and Radu Albot in R2, but was then beaten 7-6(8-6), 6-2 by Jack Draper. In fact the only British man to have won the title in the tournament's 37 year history was Cameron Norrie in 2021.
This year's ATP player field is headed by Novak Djokovic, playing in his first tournament since his semi-final exit at the Australian Open. The defending champion Carlos Alcaraz is the No. 2 seed.
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