BNP Paribas Open 2025 preview by reporters Shad Powers and Andrew John
Desert Sun sports columnist Shad Powers and tennis reporter Andrew John discuss this year’s BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, Calif., Feb. 26, 2025.
The second day of first round men’s and women’s matches continues Thursday at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, and a handful of women’s doubles matches get underway.
The featured match on Stadium Court at 6 p.m. pits Botic van de Zandschulp vs. Australian Nick Kyrgios, with the winner getting a Saturday date against Novak Djokovic.
11 a.m.: Jacob Fearnley vs. Joao Fonseca
Not before 1 p.m.: Emma Raducana vs. Moyuka Uchijima
Followed by: Belinda Bencic vs. Tatjana Maria
6 p.m.: Botic van de Zandschulp vs. Nick Kyrgios
Followed by: Alycia Parks vs. Anna Kalinskaya
11 a.m.: Maddison Inglis vs. Sofia Kenin
Not before 1 p.m.: Mackenzie McDonald vs. Alejandro Davidovich Fokina
Followed by: Jan-Lennard Struff vs. Gaël Monfils
6 p.m.: Anna Blinkova vs. McCartney Kessler
Followed by: Mariano Navone vs. Learner Tien
11 a.m.: Benjamin Bonzi vs. Jenson Brooksby
Followed by: Matteo Arnaldi vs. Aleksandar Kovacevic
Followed by: David Goffin vs. Lorenzo Sonego
Followed by: Iva Jović vs. Julia Grabher
Followed by: Lauren Davis vs. Elina Avanesyan
11 a.m.: Claire Liu vs. Polina Kudermetova
Followed by: Ajla Tomljanović vs. Caty McNally
Followed by: Danielle Collins/Desirae Krawczyk vs. Jelena Ostapenko/Ellen Perez
Followed by: Luciano Darderi vs. Hugo Gaston
Followed by: Giulio Zeppieri vs. Adam Walton
11 a.m.: Alexander Shevchenko vs. Rinky Hijikata
Followed by: Tomás Martín Etcheverry vs. Jakub Menšík
Followed by: Matteo Gigante vs. Sebastian Baez
Followed by: Arthur Rinderknech vs. Nuno Borges
Followed by: Quentin Halys vs. Pablo Carreño Busta
11 a.m.: Anhelina Kalinina vs. Lucia Bronzetti
Followed by: Sorana Cirstea vs. Maya Joint
Followed by: Veronika Kudermetova vs. Jaqueline Cristian
Followed by: Ashlyn Krueger/Jessica Pegula vs. Fanny Stollár/Aldila Sutjiadi
Followed by: Li Tu vs. Dušan Lajović
11 a.m.: Makoto Ninomiya/Sara Sorribes vs. Yulia Putintseva/Clara Tauson
Followed by: Olga Danilović vs. Viktoriya Tomova
Followed by: Sonay Kartal vs. Varvara Lepchenko
Followed by: Viktorija Golubic vs. Kimberly Birrell
11 a.m.: Beatriz Haddad Maia/Laura Siegemund vs. Mirra Andreeva/Diana Shnaider
Followed by: Caroline Dolehide/Storm Hunter vs. Ekaterina Alexandrova/Liudmila Samsonova
Followed by: Ons Jabeur/Jule Niemeier vs. Timea Babos/Nicole Melichar-Martinez
Followed by: Jessica Bouzas Maneiro vs. Anastasia Potapova
Followed by: Sara Errani/Jasmine Paolini vs. Asia Muhammed/Demi Schuurs
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