Indian Wells, the first Masters 1000 of the season, will start on Wednesday, March 5 and the final will be played on Sunday, March 16. Carlos Alcaraz will be looking for his third consecutive title. This has not happened since Djokovic achieved it between 2014 and 2016. In the two finals won by the Spaniard, Medvedev was on the other side of the net. In 2022 he was stopped in the semifinals where he lost to Rafa Nadal.
After falling in the quarter-finals in Doha to Czech Jiri Lehecka, the Spaniard arrives at what is considered the fifth major with a title already won in 2025: Rotterdam, his first tournament won indoors. The absence of Jannik Sinner, after the three-month suspension agreed with the World Anti-Doping Agency for his positive test, precisely at Indian Wells, leaves the men’s draw of the tournament without the world number one.
The tournament will feature Zverev (No. 1 seed), Alcaraz (2), Taylor Fritz (3), Casper Ruud (4), Daniil Medvedev (5), Djokovic (6), Andrey Rublev (7), Stefanos Tsitsipas (8), Alex de Minaur (9), among others. The women’s draw will include Aryna Sabalenka (1), Iga Swiatek (2), Coco Gauff (3), Jessica Pegula (4), Madison Keys (5), Jasmine Paolini (6), Elena Rybakina (7), Emma Navarro (8), Qinwen Zheng (9) and Paula Badosa (10)
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Indian Wells 2025 schedule and times
The first round of the men’s and women’s tournaments will be played on March 5 and 6 (from 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time, the evening session is scheduled to start at 9:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time).
The second round of the men’s and women’s tournaments will be played on March 7 and 8 (from 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time, the evening session is scheduled to start at 9:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time).
The third round of the men’s and women’s tournaments will be played on March 9 and 10 (from 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time, the evening session is scheduled to start at 9:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time).
The men’s and women’s round of 16 will be played on March 11 and 12 (from 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time, the evening session is scheduled to start at 9:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time).
The men’s and women’s quarter-finals will be played on March 13 (from 2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time, the evening session is scheduled to start at 9:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time).
The women’s semi-finals will be played on March 14 (2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time).
The men’s semi-finals will be played on March 15 (2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time).
The men’s and women’s singles finals will be played on March 16 (2:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time).
Indian Wells 2025: where to watch on TV and online
The first Masters 1000 of the season can be seen on The Tennis Channel 2 and T2. In addition, everything that happens in the tournament can be followed on MARCA.com with live coverage of the most important matches, reports, statements from the protagonists and the best reports.
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