The draw for the 2025 Indian Wells Open didn’t disappoint. The first ATP Masters 1000 tournament of the season features multiple blockbusters.
The 2025 Indian Wells Open, also called the BNP Paribas Open for sponsorship reasons, will run from March 5th until 16th. It’s the first ATP Masters 1000 event on the calendar, often referred to as “the fifth Slam.”
This year, it will be held without the World No. 1 player in the draw. Jannik Sinner can’t compete due to his three-month suspension, which means Alexander Zverev inherited the top-seeded spot.
The German player experienced first-hand that there are no easy draws at the ATP Masters 1000 tournaments. He will play against either Miomir Kecmanovic or Tallon Griekspoor in the second round, both of whom are solid opponents.
Although Zverev’s draw is challenging, there is one man who could complain even more. The sixth-seeded Novak Djokovic could start against Nick Kyrgios, who will face a qualifier in the second round. The Australian player has beaten Djokovic in two of their three meetings.
On top of that, the 24-time Grand Slam champion landed in the bottom quarter of the draw. This means he might meet the second-seeded Carlos Alcaraz. The 37-year-old Serbian could be pleased about the surface change at Indian Wells, as it could decrease the Spaniard’s chances.
Still, as a two-time defending champion, Alcaraz will be one of the top favorites to succeed in Indian Wells, even though his draw won’t be easy.
He will start against the winner of the match between Quentin Halys and a qualifier, but he could face the 27th-seeded Denis Shapovalov as early as the third round. The Canadian player has shown strong form recently and could be a significant obstacle.
As is usual, the 2025 Indian Wells Open draw is filled with exciting first-round matches and potential second-round encounters. For instance, teenage prodigy Joao Fonseca, who received a wild card, will start against Jacob Fearnley in the first round.
This is a match featuring two talented young players, and the winner will move on to the second round to face the 13th-seeded Jack Draper.
The fourth-seeded Casper Ruud could start against home player Marcos Giron in the second round, while recent Dubai Championships winner Stefanos Tsitsipas will take on the winner of the match between Alexandre Muller and Thiago Seyboth Wild.
2025 Indian Wells Open ATP Draw:
| Player 1 | Player 2 |
| Alexander Zverev [1] | BYE |
| Miomir Kecmanovic | Tallon Griekspoor |
| Fabian Marozsan | Pedro Martinez |
| BYE | Giovanni Mpetshi Perricard [29] |
| Tomas Machac [19] | BYE |
| Alexander Bublik | Qualifier |
| Roberto Bautista Agut | Qualifier |
| BYE | Frances Tiafoe [16] |
| Holger Rune [12] | BYE |
| Corentin Moutet | Jordan Thompson |
| Jaume Munar | Kei Nishikori |
| BYE | Ugo Humbert [18] |
| Matteo Berrettini [28] | BYE |
| Roberto Carballes Baena | Christopher O’Connell |
| Thiago Seyboth Wild | Alexandre Muller |
| BYE | Stefanos Tsitsipas [8] |
| Casper Ruud [4] | BYE |
| Marcos Giron | Qualifier |
| Zizou Bergs | Qualifier |
| BYE | Alexei Popyrin [26] |
| Arthur Fils [20] | BYE |
| Zhizhen Zhang | Qualifier |
| Roman Safiullin | Reilly Opelka [WC] |
| BYE | Lorenzo Musetti [15] |
| Tommy Paul [10] | BYE |
| Tristan Boyer [WC] | Aleksandar Vukic |
| Cameron Norrie | Luca Nardi |
| BYE | Jiri Lehecka [23] |
| Alex Michelsen [31] | BYE |
| Qualifier | Flavio Cobolli |
| Yunchaoete Bu | Nishesh Basavareddy [WC] |
| BYE | Daniil Medvedev [5] |
| Andrey Rublev [7] | BYE |
| Matteo Arnaldi | Aleksandar Kovacevic |
| Alexander Shevchenko | Rinky Hijikata |
| BYE | Brandon Nakashima [32] |
| Karen Khachanov [22] | BYE |
| Tomas M. Etcheverry | Jakub Mensik |
| Mariano Navone | Learner Tien |
| BYE | Ben Shelton [11] |
| Jack Draper [13] | BYE |
| Jacob Fearnley | Joao Fonseca [WC] |
| Benjamin Bonzi | Jenson Brooksby [PR] |
| BYE | Felix Auger-Aliassime [17] |
| Alejandro Tabilo [30] | BYE |
| Qualifier | Dusan Lajovic |
| Qualifier | Sebastian Baez |
| BYE | Taylor Fritz [3] |
| Novak Djokovic [6] | BYE |
| Qualifier | Nick Kyrgios [PR] |
| Mackenzie McDonald [WC] | Alejandro Davidovich Fokina |
| BYE | Francisco Cerundolo [25] |
| Hubert Hurkacz [21] | BYE |
| Luciano Darderi | Facundo Diaz Acosta |
| David Goffin | Lorenzo Sonego |
| BYE | Alex de Minaur [9] |
| Grigor Dimitrov [14] | BYE |
| Arthur Rinderknech | Nuno Borges |
| Jan-Lennard Struff | Gael Monfils |
| BYE | Sebastian Korda [24] |
| Denis Shapovalov [27] | BYE |
| Qualifier | Qualifier |
| Quentin Halys | Qualifier |
| BYE | Carlos Alcaraz [2] |
