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.

Carlos Alcaraz knows that this phase of the season is very important for him. The former world No.1 – who won the title in Rotterdam in February before being knocked out in the quarterfinals in Doha – has very significant pressure ahead of the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Miami.

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.

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.”

The main draw of the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells will get underway on Friday, March 7. Almost all the top seeds, including five-time winner Novak Djokovic, in the men's section are participating in the tournament, with Jannik Sinner being the only exception. It is the first Masters 1000 tournament of the year.

Carlos Alcaraz has been the dominator of the Indian Wells Masters 1000 in the last two editions, in which he has shown that he feels great on this surface. The world number 3 faced the same opponents in the semifinals and finals in both 2023 and 2024, always coming out on top thanks to his enormous talent.

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.

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

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.

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