Fans and insiders thought that this change would especially hurt the champion of the last two editions – Carlos Alcaraz – who had played exceptional tennis in both 2023 and 20

The Spanish tennis star can become just the third to win three consecutive titles at the iconic Indian Wells tournament.

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz were drawn to meet in a potential blockbuster quarterfinal at the upcoming Indian Wells Masters 1000 tournament. The showdown would be a rematch of the Australian Open quarterfinal won by Djokovic before he retired during his semifinal with Alexander Zverev.

Carlos Alcaraz, a two-time defending champion at Indian Wells, said the absence of world No. 1 Jannik Sinner "didn't change [anything] at all."

Spanish ATP World No. 3 Carlos Alcaraz expressed surprise over a significant change at Indian Wells, where he aims to secure his third consecutive title.

Here we take a look at the list of milestones Carlos Alcaraz can break at the Indian Wells Open 2025. Alcaraz is a two-time defending champion.

He could become just the third man to do so after Novak Djokovic and Roger Federer. Read more at straitstimes.com.

The first-round spotlight will be on wild card Joao Fonseca, the 18-year-old Brazilian who upset Andre Rublev at the Australian Open and lifted his first ATP title in Buenos Aires in February. Fonseca will open his campaign against Britain's Jacob Fearnley, who has climbed from outside the top 500 in he world rankings this time last year to 81st.

As tennis heads to the California desert for the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, there are two three-peats on the line. Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek are looking to win their third consecutive titles just outside of Palm Springs — but plenty of other players go into the first event of the “Sunshine Double” with points to prove,

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are two of the biggest names on the tennis circuit today. Now, they are expected to renew their rivalry again at Indian Wells. This comes from their high-quality Australian Open quarterfinal earlier this year.