The BNP Paribas draw was held on Monday afternoon at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. After the field of 96 was revealed, Carlos Alcaraz vs. Novak Djokovic could be a semi-finalist.
It’s a tough road to the final for Alcaraz, who will start the fortnight against either Grigor Dimitrov or Terence Atmane. Casper Ruud could be a fourth-round opponent, while Alex de Minaur and Alexander Bublik could be quarterfinal opponents.
Djokovic may face two big servers in his first two matches – Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard in the second round and Hubert Hurkacz in the last 32. The 38-year-old Serb is on course to face defending champion Jack Draper in the round of 16. clay court players. Daniil Medvedev finds himself in Djokovic’s place, but he also finds himself in Dubai. There is no certainty that Medvedev, who won the Dubai title this past weekend, will be out in time for the Indian Wells Masters.
Towards the end of the draw, Jannik Sinner may meet Stefanos Tsitsipas or Denis Shapovalov in the third round, Tommy Paul in the last 16, and Ben Shelton in the quarterfinals. Alexander Zverev’s road may include Acapulco champion Flavio Cobolli or Frances Tiafoe running in Acapulco in the fourth round. Lorenzo Musetti, Felix Auger-Aliassime, and Andrey Rublev could be Zverev’s opponents in the quarterfinals, but Rublev is in the same trouble as Medvedev.
In addition to Dimitrov vs. Atmane, other first round matchups to watch are Tsitsipas vs. Shapovalov, Alejandro Tabilo vs. Rafael Jodar, Alexei Popyrin vs. Jenson Brooksby, Matteo Berrettini vs. Adrian Mannarino, Reilly Opelka vs. Ethan Quinn, and Joao Fonseca vs. Raphael Colonon, and Joao Fonseca vs.
Check out the full Indian Wells draw on the ATP website
