Carlos Alcaraz could run into Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals in his quest for a rare Indian Wells three-peat, while defending women's champion Iga Swiatek also faces a tough test. Djokovic beat Alcaraz to reach the Australian Open semifinals in January and is hoping he can become only the third man to claim 100 career singles titles when the main draw of the tournament kicks off Wednesday in the California desert.

Carlos Alcaraz could run into Novak Djokovic in the quarter-final stage in his quest for a rare Indian Wells "three-peat," while defending women's champion Iga Swiatek also faces a tough test, according to the draw released on Monday.

While facing Andy Murray, Rafael Nadal, Jannik Sinner, Daniil Medvedev and Alexander Zverev in Indian Wells, Carlos has yet to face Novak in the desert. The five-time champion will seek his first deep run at this event since lifting the most recent trophy in 2016.

Novak Djokovic has been handed a tough draw for the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, with the Serb potentially set to face Nick Kyrgios in the second round

Carlos Alcaraz could run into Novak Djokovic in the quarter-final stage in his quest for a rare Indian Wells "three-peat," while defending women's champion Iga Swiatek also faces a tough test, according to the draw released on Monday.

Djokovic is aiming to become only the third man to claim 100 career singles titles. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Novak Djokovic will have old rival Andy Murray back in his coaching corner as he attempts to win the Indian Wells title for the first time in almost a decade.

Novak Djokovic will have old rival Andy Murray back in his coaching corner as he attempts to win the Indian Wells title for the first time in almost a decade. Murray's management team confirmed the 37-year-old Scot had flown to California on Monday to continue his coaching arrangement with the Serbian 24-times Grand Slam champion.

Andy Murray will reprise his coaching role with Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells and stay with the 24-time major champion for the Miami Open.

Riccardo Piatti has had a major impact on the careers of two world No 1s as he has coached Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner. The renowned coach was Djokovic’s mentor at the age of 18, but they parted ways in 2006 as the Italian didn’t want to take up the role on a full-time business.