Confirmed situation. Tennis players, coaches, and staff from the ATP who couldn't leave Dubai before the bombings started in the area by Iran are confined in the tournament's official hotel, very close to the airport, waiting for the opportunity to leave once the airspace is open. Traveling by road to Oman or Saudi Arabia is tricky, and everyone has decided to wait. This was explained by Harri Heliovaara, Finnish doubles player who is one of the trapped players, and whose participation in Indian Wells 2026 is hanging by a thread. Also, Argentine Juan Pablo Paz explained that the night was calm, but the alarm situation resumed this morning due to more bombings.
Harri Heliovaara explains why players are staying put on his blog. pic.twitter.com/zjhKtoCfZS
— Ame (@Amekingdra) March 2, 2026
Fairly calm night luckily, and around 9AM we had 3 alarm blasts to wake us up.
— Juan Pablo Paz (@Juanp_paz) March 2, 2026
Starting another day in Dubai 🙌🏽 https://t.co/gek1LCVjwe
This news is an automatic translation. You can read the original news, Los bombardeos sobre Dubái se retoman y los tenistas siguen atrincherados en su hotel

