The 19-year-old started his 2022 season as the 32nd-ranked player and finished the year as world no. 1. He won the 2023 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells last week. Alcaraz has won 15 of his 16 matches this season, with his sole loss coming in the final of the Rio Open.
Former world no. 1 Daniil Medvedev's coach says he is the Mike Tyson of tennis because of how similar his hitting ability is to that of the legendary boxer. He beat Novak Djokovic 6-3, 6-2 in the final of the 2023 BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on sunday.
Carlos Alcaraz beats Daniil Medvedev in the final of the BNP Paribas Open. The spaniard leapfrogs Djokovic in the ATP rankings, taking the Russian down 6-3, 6-2 in straight sets. He will now move to the second half of the Sunshine Double - the Miami Open where the former is the defending champion.
Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner will meet for the fifth time in their careers in the semifinals of the 2023 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. Sinner defeated Thanasi Kokkinakis, Tallon Griekspoor, Jack Draper, and Felix Auger-Aliassime to make it to the last four.
World no. 2 Aryna Sabalenka and reigning champion Elena Rybakina will battle it out in the final of the 2023 paribas open on sunday. The match is expected to be a high-quality affair with two of the tour's most in-form players set to clash.
Aryna Sabalenka vs (7) Maria Sakkari in the 2023 BNP Paribas Open. The world no. 2 beats fellow top 10 player coco Gauff 6-4, 6-0. She has now reached the semifinals for the first time.
Daniil Medvedev beats Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6-3, 7-5 in the 2023 BNP Paribas Open. The world no. 6 has a 4-0 head-to-head record against the american. He will take on Frances Tiafoe in the semifinals.
Emma Raducanu was no match for world no. 1 Iga Swiatek at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells. The defending champion surged ahead into the quarterfinals with a 6-3, 6-1 win over the British star. She said that her opponent is much further ahead than she is at the moment.
Taylor Fritz vs Jannik Sinner is three wins away from defending his title. The 25-year-old has dropped just one set in three matches this week. He won his first title of the year in Montpellier before losing in the Rotterdam final.
Aryna Sabalenka will play 16th seed barbora Krejcikova in the round of 16 of the BNP Paribas Open on march 14. The world no. 2 has now returned to winning ways in Indian Wells with a 6-2, 6-0 demolition of Evgeniya Rodina. She has won six matches in a row, with three of her victims being the top three players.
Petra Kvitova beats anastasia potapova 3-6, 6-4, 7-5 on tuesday. Pegula has been pushed to three sets in both her matches this week. She will face another uphill battle against a player who has already beaten her this year.
(5) Caroline Garcia vs Leylah Fernandez will play at the 2023 BNP Paribas Open on tuesday. The five-time world no 1 will face the likes of kaja Juvan, mayar Sherif and Elise Mertens.
Top-ranked Iga Swiatek beats Claire Liu 6-0, 6-1. She lost just seven points in the first set. Defending men's champion Taylor Fritz rallied past former singles champion Ben Shelton.
Beatriz Haddad Maia vs Emma Raducanu in the third round of the 2021 paribas open. A win over Katerina Siniakova put the pair in a tie-break. The 21-year-old beat her opponent's serve 5-7, 7-6 (4), 6-3.
Karolina Pliskova vs veronika Kudermetova will play in the third round of the women's 2023 Indian Wells Open. She beat Anna Kalinskaya 2-6, 6-0, 6-4 to reach the round of 32. The 11th seeded Russian has had a bit of a topsy-turvy season so far.
Aryna Sabalenka will face lesia Tsurenko in the third round of the BNP Paribas Open on sunday. The world no. 2 has had a spectacular season so far, winning her maiden grand Slam title at the Australian Open and the Adelaide International 1 title to her kitty.
Petra Kvitova will take on jelena Ostapenko in the third round of the 2023 BNP Paribas Open on sunday. The 21-year-old will be aiming to win the match for the first time since 2016. She won the match 6-1, 7-5 in the opening set.
Defending champions Iga Swiatek and Taylor Fritz are set to kick off their title defense against Claire Liu and Ben Shelton respectively. Ons Jabeur will play her first match in almost two months on Saturday as well.
The 23-year-old has a 10-4 win-loss record for the season heading into the final of the australian open. She will now play her first match on the tour after a long battle with multiple injuries. The former world no. 4 is now at a lowly 170th.
Alcaraz will play Thanasi Kokkinakis in the second round of the 2023 BNP Paribas Open on sunday. He lost just two points on serve, fired nine aces and didn't face a break point. The defending champion won the title against Cameron Norrie in the final.
World no. 21 Magda Linette beats Emma Raducanu in the second round of the 2023 BNP Paribas Open on friday. She will face the 2021 americans in the final of the tournament. Linette won her first grand slam title at the australian open last week.
Three-time grand slam champion Andy Murray remained unbeaten this season. He beats Tomas Martin Etcheverry 6-7 (5), 6-1, 6-4 across more than three hours in the first round of the BNP Paribas Open on friday. The 2009 Indian Wells runner-up is 5-0 in best-of-three-set matches that last three sets.
Fans in the us, UK, Canada, Australia and India can watch all the proceedings in Indian Wells live on the following channels and sites. The first match on all the courts is scheduled to start at 11 am local time.
Dominic Thiem beat Roger Federer in the title clash at the 2019 BNP Paribas Open. The frenchman won the match 3-6, 6-3 7-5 in the quarterfinals. He will begin his campaign against world no. 68 Adrian Mannarino in 2023.
Jelena Ostapenko vs Aliaksandra Sasnovich will sqaure off in the second round of the 2023 Indian Wells on friday. The Latvian lost in the third round to aryna Sabalenka in doha and Abu Dhabhi. She is the 24th seed at this year's tournament.
The first match on all the courts is scheduled to start at 11 am local time. The match timings for fans in the us, UK, Canada and India for day 2 of the tournament are as follows.
Anisimova beats Linda Noskova 6-3, 6-0 in the first round of the australian open. The 18-year-old is in the midst of a breakthrough season. She will face her opponent in the second round on friday.
Novak Djokovic will be replaced by 2021 runner-up Nikoloz Basilashvili. The world no.1 has withdrawn from the 2023 BNP Paribas Open. He will be out of action for a couple of weeks.
Novak Djokovic has withdrawn from the 2023 BNP Paribas Open. The world no. 1 has not competed at the back-to-back ATP Masters events in Indian Wells and Miami. He is one of the highest-profile athletes unvaccinated against the virus.
