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.
Rising stars, Grand Slam finalists and our first seeded players in action are among the things to watch on Day 3 of main draw play at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells on Friday.
There also will be the completion of five matches that were suspended Thursday evening because of rain. The five suspended matches will follow completion of the opening 11 a.m. match on Stadium 1, Stadium 2, Stadium 3, Stadium 4 and Stadium 5.
Here’s the order of play:
11 a.m.: Tallon Griekspoor vs. Alexander Zverev
Not before noon: Alycia Parks vs. Anna Kalinskaya (resumption of play)
Not before 1 p.m.: Caroline Garcia vs. Iga Świątek
Followed by: Magda Linette vs. Jessica Pegula
6 p.m.: Yunchaokete Bu vs. Daniil Medvedev
Followed by: Victoria Azarenka vs. Qinwen Zheng
11 a.m.: Suzan Lamens vs. Elena Rybakina
Not before noon: Mariano Navone vs. Learner Tien (resumption of suspended)
Followed by: Marcos Giron vs. Casper Ruud
Followed by: Thiago Seyboth Wild vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas
6 p.m.: Varvara Gracheva vs. Mirra Andreeva
Followed by: Damir Dzumhur vs. Frances Tiafoe
11 a.m.: Tristan Boyer vs. Tommy Paul
Not before noon: Iva Jović vs. Julia Grabher (resumption of suspended)
Followed by: Christopher O’Connell vs. Mateo Berrettini
Followed by: Corentin Moutet vs. Holger Rune
Followed by: Caroline Dolehide vs. Eva Lys
Followed by: Danielle Collins vs. Hailey Baptiste
11 a.m.: Robin Montgomery vs. Marta Kostyuk
Not before noon: Lauren Davis vs. Elina Avanesyan (resumption of suspended)
Followed by: Dayana Yastremska vs. Ons Jabeur
Followed by: Ashlyn Krueger vs. Elina Svitolina
Followed by: Gabriel Diallo vs. Arthur Fils
Followed by: Tomáš Macháč vs. Yosuke Watanuki
11 a.m.: Fábián Marozsán vs. Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard
Not before noon: Quentin Halys vs. Pablo Carreño Busta (resumption of suspended)
Followed by: Zizou Bergs vs. Alexei Popyrin
Followed by: Roman Safiullin vs. Lorenzo Musetti
Followed by: Alexandra Panova/Ena Shibahara vs. Sofia Kenin/Lyudmyla Kichenok
Followed by: Anna Danilina/Irina Khromacheva vs. Tereza Mihalikova/Olivia Nicholls
11 a.m.: Kei Nishikori vs. Ugo Humbert
Followed by: Cameron Norrie vs. Jiri Lehecka
Followed by: Colton Smith vs. Alex Michelsen
Followed by: Leylah Fernandez/Luisa Stefani vs. Gabriela Dabrowski/Erin Routliffe
Followed by: Makenna Jones/McCartney Kessler vs. Bethanie Mattek-Sands/Marie Bouzkova
11 a.m.: Irina-Camelia Begu vs. Katie Boulter
Followed by: Camila Osorio vs. Clara Tauson
Followed by: Wang Xinyu vs. Jelena Ostapenko
Followed by: Miyo Kato/Cristina Bucsa vs. Veronika Kudermetova/Chan Hao-ching
11 a.m.: Elisabetta Cocciaretto vs. Karolína Muchová
Followed by: Kateřina Siniaková vs. Yulia Putintseva
Followed by: Lulu Sun vs. Linda Nosková
Followed by: Anna Kalinskaya/Caty McNalley vs. Nadiia Kichenok/Elise Mertens
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