Who will win with Sinner out? How will Keys follow up her first major title? Answering the big questions as the BNP Paribas Open begins Wednesday.

Carlos Alcaraz knows that this phase of the season is very important for him. The former world No.1 – who won the title in Rotterdam in February before being knocked out in the quarterfinals in Doha – has very significant pressure ahead of the Masters 1000 in Indian Wells and Miami.

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."

The Spanish tennis star can become just the third to win three consecutive titles at the iconic Indian Wells tournament.

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,

The BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells has changed their surface provider from Plexipave to Laykold and now have the same surface as the Miami Open Masters and the US Open.

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

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,