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. Djokovic leads the head-to-head 5-3.

Alcaraz, who won the French Open and Wimbledon in 2024, is ranked No. 3 in the world, while the 24-time major champion Djokovic is ranked No. 7. The event runs March 2-16.

Djokovic, 37, could take on his friend and doubles partner Nick Kyrgios in the second round. The Australian, who played Djokovic in the 2022 Wimbledon final, will open against a qualifier.

Alcaraz will begin his title defense against Frenchman Quentin Halys or a qualifier. The Spaniard has never played Halys. The first seeded opponent the 21-year-old could face is 27th seed Denis Shapovalov, who claimed his maiden ATP 500 crown in Dallas.

Top seed Alexander Zverev is pursuing his first Indian Wells trophy. He has won four of his past seven matches.

The German will face Tallon Griekspoor or Miomir Kecmanovic in the second round. Big-serving 29th seed Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard is a potential third-round opponent for Zverev.

No. 3 Taylor Fritz won the title in 2022. The third seed will try to add to his Indian Wells resumé, beginning with his second-round clash against Argentine Sebastian Baez or a qualifier.

Fritz owns a 20-7 record at Indiana Wells and has not fallen short of the Round of 16 since 2019.

A first-round match to watch pits wild card Joao Fonseca against Briton Jacob Fearnley. Fonseca has been the talk of the tennis world, having won the Next Gen ATP Finals in December, upsetting Andrey Rublev at the Australian Open and earning his first tour-level title last month in Buenos Aires.

The winner between Fonseca and Fearnley will play 13th seed Jack Draper.

(The ATP contributed reporting)