Novak Djokovic will be hoping to get a positive result in Indian Wells, where he has struggled a lot to play his best tennis in recent years. The former world number 1 had been eliminated by Luca Nardi in the last edition,

Novak Djokovic and Carlos Alcaraz are two of the biggest names on the tennis circuit today. Now, they are expected to renew their rivalry again at Indian Wells. This comes from their high-quality Australian Open quarterfinal earlier this year.

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.

Two-time defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, five-time Indian Wells winner Novak Djokovic and American firepower led by former winner Taylor Fritz and Ben Shelton take the court on the men's side. Women's second-round play features Australian Open champion Madison Keys, third-seeded American Coco Gauff and top-seed Aryna Sabalenka.

Carlos Alcaraz will seek his third consecutive Indian Wells title next week. The Spaniard will have to pass a couple of challenging obstacles if he wants to reach the fourth consecutive semi-final in the desert,

The Serbian tennis star has won this event a record five times, but is only 4-4 in eight matches here since 2016.