Indian Wells is again because the US Sunshine Swing kicks off with the event typically generally known as tennis’ ‘fifth major’.
Iga Swiatek is the ladies’s champion with the world No 1 touchdown final season’s title amid her lengthy profitable run, whereas the boys’s event has produced surprising winners in every of the final two years.
Taylor Fritz shocked Rafael Nadal to win final season’s males’s title whereas Cameron Norrie was the winner the yr earlier than. Nadal is out this yr as a result of harm, with Novak Djokovic unable to compete because of the US’s Covid vaccination guidelines for overseas guests.
Elsewhere, Emma Raducanu is ready to make her return for the primary time for the reason that Australian Open whereas Andy Murray will hope to proceed his memorable season following an impressed run to the Qatar Open remaining.
Here’s the whole lot you have to know.
When is Indian Wells?
The event’s predominant draw begins on Wednesday 8 March. The males’s and girls’s singles finals happen 12 days afterward Sunday 19 March.
How can I watch Indian Wells?
The event will likely be proven within the UK on Amazon Prime Video.
Who are the seeds?
Men’s singles
No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz
No. 2 Stefanos Tsitsipas
No. 3 Casper Ruud
No. 4 Taylor Fritz
No. 5 Andrey Rublev
No. 6 Daniil Medvedev
No. 7 Felix Auger-Aliassime
No. 8 Holger Rune
No. 9 Hubert Hurkacz
No. 10 Cameron Norrie
No. 11 Jannik Sinner
No. 12 Karen Khachanov
No. 13 Frances Tiafoe
No. 14 Alexander Zverev
No. 15 Pablo Carreno Busta
No. 16 Lorenzo Musetti
Women’s singles
No.1 Iga Swiatek
No.2 Aryna Sabalenka
No.3 Jessica Pegula
No.4 Ons Jabeur
No.5 Caroline Garcia
No.6 Coco Gauff
No.7 Maria Sakkari
No.8 Daria Kasatkina
No.9 Belinda Bencic
No.10 Elena Rybakina
No.11 Veronika Kudermetova
No.12 Liudmila Samsonova
No.13 Beatriz Haddad Maia
No.14 Victoria Azarenka
No.15 Petra Kvitova
No.16 Barbora Krejcikova
What is the event schedule?
Wednesday 8 March: 1st spherical – males’s singles, girls’s singles
Thursday 9 March: 1st spherical – males’s singles, girls’s singles
Friday 10 March: 2nd spherical – males’s singles, girls’s singles
Saturday 11 March: 2nd spherical – males’s singles, girls’s singles
Sunday 12 March: third spherical – males’s singles, girls’s singles
Monday 13 March: third spherical – males’s singles, girls’s singles
Tuesday 14 March: 4th spherical – males’s singles, girls’s singles
Wednesday 15 March: Quarter-finals – males’s singles, girls’s singles
Thursday 16 March: Quarter-finals – males’s singles, girls’s singles
Friday 17 March: Semi-finals – girls’s singles
Saturday 18 March: Semi-final – males’s singles
Sunday 19 March: Finals – males’s singles, girls’s singles
What is the event prize cash?
Champion: $1,262,220/1,000 factors
Finalist: $662,360/650 factors
Semifinalist: $352,635/390 factors
Quarterfinalist: $184,465/215 factors
Fourth Round: $96,955/120 factors
Third Round: $55,670/65 factors
Second Round: $30,885/35 factors
First Round: $18,660/10 factors
