Cameron Norrie, the last Brit in the main draw, plays Luca Nardi in round one as he looks to bounce back from an underwhelming start to his season. Should he beat the Italian he’ll come up against Czech rising star Jiri Lehecka, the 23rd seed, in the next round.

At Sunday’s MGM Rewards Slam event in Las Vegas, Nev., where Sabalenka played Naomi Osaka, eight-time Grand Slam champion Andre Agassi expressed some technical concerns on commentary: “She has changed her toss and put it down a lot, but this year, it looks like it has crept back up a bit.”

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.

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.

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.

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."

Nick Kyrgios is on a collision course with his friend Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells, if he can win his first match in more than two years.