Indian Wells 2025: Men's and women's draws, how to watch, player list, Brits in action and prize money
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Sunday 16 March 2025 09:33, UK
Tennis returns to the desert - live on Sky Sports Tennis - with the first combined WTA and ATP 1000 event of the year at the BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells.
Watch the men's and women's finals on Sunday March 16. Jack Draper plays Holger Rune in the men's final, from 8.30pm live on Sky Sports Tennis.
Teenage star Mirra Andreeva meets Aryna Sabalenka in the women's final, from 5.30pm live on Sky Sports Tennis.
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Which Brits are in action?
Jack Draper reached the final, his first in a Masters 1000 event, with a stunning victory over former Wimbledon champion Carlos Alcaraz.
He advanced with a 6-1 0-6 6-4 victory on Saturday.
Draper was impressive in his quarter-final too beating American Ben Shelton 6-4 7-5 on Thursday.
Draper is the only British player left at the tournament after lucky loser Sonay Kartal fell in straight sets to No 1 Ayrna Sabalenka in her last-16 tie.
Both Draper and Kartal had been victorious on Monday in round three, defeating Jenson Brooksby and Polina Kudermetova respectively.
Cameron Norrie and Katie Boulter made it to round three but were beaten in straight sets by Tommy Paul and Elena Rybakina respectively.
Emma Raducanu and Jacob Fearnley lost in the first round, with Raducanu - playing her first match since being targeted by a stalker in Dubai in February - beaten by Moyuka Uchijima.
Djokovic suffers early exit at Indian Wells
Novak Djokovic's hunt for a 100th singles title goes on.
Five-time Indian Wells winner Djokovic, who was aiming to become the third man to claim 100 singles titles in the professional era, behind Jimmy Connors (109) and Roger Federer (103), was shocked by Botic van de Zandschulp 6-2 3-6 6-1 in the second round.
The 24-time Grand Slam winner retired from his Australian Open semi-final against Alexander Zverev with a hamstring issue in January and then lost in the first round of the Qatar Open.
Is world No 1 Sinner playing - and who are defending champions?
Jannik Sinner has missed Indian Wells after accepting a three-month ban in a settlement with the World Anti-Doping Agency.
Alcaraz is the two-time reigning Indian Wells champion, having downed Daniil Medvedev in the final of the last two editions.
Iga Swiatek is the reigning women's champion, while world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka and Australian Open winner Madison Keys will aim to topple the Pole.
World No 3 Coco Gauff was also considered a contender but her hopes were surprisingly ended in the round of 16 by wild card entry Belinda Bencic.
Why is the Indian Wells, Miami double so tough?
"The 'sunshine double' of Indian Wells and Miami is very tough for any player to pull off because it's totally opposite conditions - even though it's two hard-court tournaments," said former British No 1 Laura Robson.
"It's a really long stint - both events are 12 days - and it's just a massive change conditions-wise, to go from one to the other as Miami is so hot and humid, compared to being in the desert of Palm Springs.
"Indian Wells, in particular, I always struggled at because it's much slower than you think. It doesn't always favour the Brits, who in general prefer slightly faster conditions and a pacier hard court that plays more lively, because you get a bit more out of your shots."
Celebs to keep an eye out for at Indian Wells
Expect a star-studded field on and off the court, with film stars including Zendaya, Tom Holland, Charlize Theron, Yvonne Orji, Ben Stiller and singer Gwen Stefani likely to be in attendance.
Stiller became the unwitting support act when Nick Kyrgios clashed with a fan at the event in 2022.
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