The ATP is monitoring the situation in the Middle East and remains in close contact with players after airspace disruptions left a small number of competitors in Dubai following last week’s ATP 500 event.

Ongoing conflict between Iran, the United States and Israel has led to airspace closures and widespread flight cancellations across parts of the Gulf, disrupting a key transit hub for international sport and complicating onward travel for players heading to the next stop on the tour at Indian Wells.

Daniil Medvedev claimed the Dubai title via walkover on Saturday and is among the players affected by the travel delays, along with fellow Russian Andrey Rublev.

“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 governing body said in a statement, adding that those still in Dubai “are being accommodated in the tournament’s official hotels.

“We are in direct communication with those affected, as well as with tournament organizers and security advisors… We will continue to provide appropriate support to ensure players and their teams can depart safely when conditions allow.”

The Indian Wells tournament begins on Wednesday, with seeded players receiving first-round byes and not scheduled to compete until later in the week.

Medvedev is seeded 11th at Indian Wells, while Rublev is seeded 17th for the Masters 1000 event in California.

Chartered flights

With the ongoing conflict in the Middle East causing widespread disruptions to travel, Formula 1 officials have chartered flights to get key team staff to Melbourne for this weekend’s 2026 Australian Grand Prix, according to The Athletic.

Approximately 1,500 paddock personnel — including team staff, race organizers and officials, and media and hospitality personnel — typically attend such a race, scheduled for Mar. 8 at Melbourne’s Albert Park track.

Many of these were scheduled to pass through airports in the Middle East, which serve as major worldwide transportation hubs, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates and Doha in Qatar.

“You’re talking about teams, drivers, Formula 1 personnel,” Australian GP CEO Travis Auld told Australian network Channel Nine. “I’m guessing there’d be close to 1,000 people that would have already booked their flights and would be landing somewhere between sort of today, tomorrow, Wednesday.

“So they had to all be changed, but a lot of people around the world are on the same thing and so you’re competing obviously with that increase in demand. But they’ve been able to sort it out is the important part.”

All equipment needed to conduct the race had already been sent to Melbourne ahead of the attacks.

“All the freight is here and ready to go and so we’re in a space where we’re really confident there’ll be no impact (on the race by the travel disruption from the conflict),” added Auld. “The drivers will be here, the engineers will be here, the team principals will be here — they’re the ones that have been prioritized.”

Sunday’s race kicks off the F1 season, which then goes to China and Japan before heading to the Middle East for races in Bahrain (April 12) and Saudi Arabia (April 19).