Carlos Alcaraz began his bid for an Indian Wells three-peat with a 6-4, 6-2 win over Quentin Halys in the first round on Saturday.

In recent days, an incessant debate has begun over the Indian Wells tournament organizers' decision to change surface after 25 years. According to the first rumors, the courts should have become more similar to those of the Miami Open and the US Open (faster and with lower bounces than in past editions).

Here we take a look at the list of milestones Carlos Alcaraz can break at the Indian Wells Open 2025. Alcaraz is a two-time defending champion.

Carlos Alcaraz, a two-time defending champion at Indian Wells, said the absence of world No. 1 Jannik Sinner "didn't change [anything] at all."

Carlos Alcaraz will take a softly-softly approach as he vies to become just the third man to win three straight titles at Indian Wells, where he could find a member of that exclusive club, Novak Djokovic,

ODJ: Carlos Alcaraz doesn’t necessarily have an easy draw here but with several of his key rivals either out-of-form, injured, or inconsistent, he feels like th

Defending champion Carlos Alcaraz doesn't understand why the courts have been resurfaced at the ATP Masters 1000 tournament in Southern California.

Carlos Alcaraz of Spain celebrates after defeating Jannik Sinner of Italy in the Semifinal match at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, CA. / IMAGO / Newscom World The start of the Sunshine Double is here,

Carlos Alcaraz admits he “didn’t understand” why Indian Wells decided to change the tournament’s courts ahead of this year’s event in the desert. Indian Wells was famously known for it’s slower hard courts,