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We're back again to give you an update on the ongoing situation in the Middle East regarding the tennis talk.

According to the International Tennis Federation around 40 people.

Players, supervisors, referees and journalists are still stranded in Dubai.

Among them are Daniel Medvedev and Andre Rublev.

Participation, of course, in Indian Wells is therefore compromised.

I say this in the wake of the ATP 500, of course, that was occurring in Dubai last week that was eventually won by Daniel Medvedev and those that went deep.

Do appear to have got stuck in the midst of the Middle East crisis.

With various airports closed down amid the ongoing air strikes.

The ATP has issued the following statement on player safety in Dubai.

The ATP is closely monitoring the evolving situation in the Middle East and remains in regular contact with our players.

Their support teams and relevant local authorities.

The health, safety and wellbeing of our players, staff and tournament personnel is our priority.

We can confirm that a small number of players and team members remain in Dubai following the conclusion of the recent ATP 500 event.

They and their teams are being accommodated in the tournament's official hotels, whether immediate needs are being fully supported.

We are in direct communication with those affected, as well as with tournament organizers and security advisors.

At this stage, travel arrangements remain subject to ongoing assessment in line with airline operations and official guidance.

We will continue to provide appropriate support to ensure players and their teams can depart safely when conditions allow.

We will continue to assess developments and provide updates as appropriate.

Meanwhile, the doubles player, Harry Heliovara, has spoken out on why travelling to a man or Saudi Arabia by car is not as easy a solution as it may look from the outside.

He has spoken about how they have tickets.

I presume these are flight tickets reserved for Monday afternoon and also tickets for Tuesday on reserve.

He did illustrate that the instructions from the ATP have also been very clear so far.

The safest thing to do is to stay at the hotel and wait.

You can leave the United Arab Emirates by land to Oman or Saudi Arabia, where the airspace is open at least for now.

But there would be no simple journey there either.

It's about five hours to Muscat, but according to information we received, there are bad traffic jams at the border.

And in addition to that, arranging suitable transport is also difficult because a car with UAE number plates is not allowed to drive into Oman without a permit.

And you cannot access the border on foot, in which case you could continue to journey with another car.

The journey to re-ad in Saudi Arabia is over 10 hours and the road after the border is quite bad.

So not an ideal route without proper preparations.

Alongside his doubles partner, Henry Patton, Harry Helio Vado, won the doubles title in Dubai on Saturday.

A much like Andre Rublev and Daniel Mevedev is also stranded in Dubai.

Some good news is that the nearby airport in Abu Dhabi, some flights have partially resumed.

Flights to London, Paris and Moscow are all scheduled to depart today on Monday, the 2nd of March.

Meanwhile, the ATP Challenger Tournament in the United Arab Emirates is going ahead, where the top seeds are Lloyd Harris and Jason Kubler,

where wild cards also include Junghyong and Kruz Hewitt among others.

Elsewhere, Holgeruna has been continuing his preparation to return to the tour after a long term Achilles injury,

and he is also stuck in Dubai where he was continuing his rehabilitation.

His mother, Anne Karuna, has spoken to Danish media where she said,

we want to get out, but we still haven't heard anything from Denmark.

It is disappointingly poor, either we are completely paralyzed in our country,

or they just don't give a damn about their citizens.

I think it's the latter.

Compared Denmark to other European nations, she added,

what the hell are we doing?

This is a massive wake-up call to Denmark.

Why don't they reach out and ask where we are, or provide a number you can call 24-7,

or offer assistance regarding housing or other things?

What are they working on?

A military plane coming to pick us, Danes up?

If so, they must disclose it, so that Danes don't have to spend hours researching alternatives,

possibilities, and car rentals across the border to get out of Qatar.

The Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not returned with an answer,

so pointed words there from Anne Karuna, the mother of Holger.

The Indian Wells tennis draw, by the way, which of course is a very lengthy flight,

I think around 15 hours from Dubai,

is due to take place in around about 12 hours from now.

I speak to you just before 2pm GMT.

This draw will be live on the channel, and will include

the aforementioned Andre Rubelev and Daniel Mevedev,

but we don't know yet when they're going to arrive.

And the main draw is due to get underway on Wednesday,

or be it that neither Rubelev nor Mevedev are likely to be in action until Friday,

or even Saturday at the earliest.

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