Every little thing you should find out about Indian Wells, together with the Brits in motion and the return of Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal; Watch over 80 tournaments a 12 months, together with the US Open, completely reside on Sky Sports activities Tennis
15:15 UK Wednesday 06 March 2024
Right here's the whole lot you should find out about Indian Wells, together with the draw, who's taking part in, the Brits in motion and the schedule. You possibly can watch all of the drama unfold reside on Sky Sports activities.
Dwell protection of the opening spherical of the BNP Paribas Open begins Wednesday from 18.30with a triple card of Brits in motion reside on Sky Sports activities Tennis.
Jack Draper kicks issues off when he takes on Christopher O'Connell from 7pm, whereas Katie Boulter – recent from her win on the San Diego Open final week – will probably be launched to the courtroom at 9pm for her match with Camila Giorgi, and Andy Murray is to observe from round 11pm when he takes on David Goffin.
In opposition to whom had been the British drawn?
Within the males's draw, Murray has a confrontation with the seed no. 5 Andrey Rublev on the horizon if he wins his first-round match towards qualifier Goffin on Wednesday.
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Dan Evans play on Thursday with Roman Safiullin, seeded no. 29 Sebastian Korda mendacity in watch for progress. MaterialIn the meantime, he’ll face the No. 1 seed. 6 Alexander Zverev if he beats O'Connell on Wednesday.
Number one for British males Cameron Norrie will face both Lorenzo Sonego or Miomir Kecmanovic within the second spherical after receiving a bye that noticed him seeded no. 28.
Within the feminine draw, Emma Raducanu opens her event towards Spanish qualifier Rebeka Masarova on Thursday after being handed a wild card as she continues her return to the event following an eight-month damage layoff.
The previous US Open champion, who reached the fourth spherical right here final 12 months, will meet No. 30 seed Dayana Yastremska within the second spherical if she makes it by means of.
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British girls's no 1 Boulter performs Italy's Giorgi within the first spherical, and subsequent the winner of Wednesday's match will happen towards the No. 26, Linda Noskova.
What different large names are in motion?
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal get able to return to motion at Indian Wells as champions on the Australian Open Jannik Sinner and Aryna Sabalenka will even be in motion in 'Tennis Paradise'.
Nadal is the one one to play within the first spherical, with the Spaniard drawn towards former Wimbledon finalist Milos Raonic in a troublesome opening match on Thursday.
Three-time Indian Wells winner Nadal will face the No. 7 Holger Rune within the second spherical he ought to cross. The 37-year-old is making simply his second look of the 12 months, with a muscle tear forcing him to overlook the Australian Open.
Carlos Alcarazwho gained the boys's event final 12 months, enters the second spherical alongside Djokovic and Sinner, as does the defending girls's champion Elena Rybakina and seed no. 1 Each Swiatek.
Seed no. 6 Our Jabeur She additionally begins within the second spherical, the place she could possibly be set to face the 16-year-old Russian star Mirra Andreevawho humiliated her 6-Zero 6-2 on the Australian Open.
Elsewhere within the girls's draw, former no. 1 worldwide Karolina Pliskova and Indian Wells winner in 2021 Paula Badosa are wild playing cards, together with Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki.
Williams, 43, opens the event on Wednesday towards Japan's Nao Hibino, reside on Sky Sports activities Tennis from 2 a.m. Thursday morning. The winner will face the No. 29 Veronika Kudermetova within the second spherical.
Which is this system? You possibly can catch all of the motion on Sky Sports activities Tennis
Wednesday, March 6 – first spherical of males's and ladies's singles
Thursday, March 7 – first spherical of males's and ladies's singles
Friday, March eight – Males's and Ladies's Singles Second Spherical
Saturday ninth March – Males's and Ladies's Singles Second Spherical
Sunday, March 10 – Males's and Ladies's Singles Spherical Three
Monday, March 11 – males's and ladies's singles third spherical
Tuesday, March 12 – Males's and Ladies's Singles Spherical 4
Wednesday March 13 – Males's and Ladies's Singles Fourth Spherical
Thursday 14th March – Males's and Ladies's Singles Quarter Finals
Friday, March 15 – girls's singles semifinals, males's doubles remaining
Saturday, March 16 – males's singles semi-finals, girls's doubles remaining
Sunday, March 17 – males's and ladies's singles remaining
The place is Indian Wells?
Having hosted the event yearly since its opening in 1974, the Indian Wells Tennis Backyard is situated close to Palm Springs, California within the Coachella Valley.
Along with its 16,100-capacity heart courtroom – the second largest tennis stadium on this planet – the complicated additionally has 29 laborious courts.
Who’re the reigning champions?
Males's Singles – Carlos Alcaraz
Ladies's Singles – Elena Rybakina
Males's Doubles – Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden
Ladies's Doubles – Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova
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