Indian Wells: Carlos Alcaraz, Jannik Sinner and Daniil Medvedev in action at the unofficial fifth tennis major | Tennis News


Here’s everything you need to know about Indian Wells, including the draw, who’s playing and the schedule. You can watch all the drama unfold live on Sky Sports.

Live coverage the BNP Paribas Open continues on Saturday from 6pm UK time, with Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner in action on men’s semi-finals day – live on Sky Sports Tennis.

The men’s singles final will be decided by the end of the day’s play.


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Saturday 16th March 6:00pm


Men’s semi-finals day in California

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Highlights of Jannik Sinner against Jiri Lehecka in the quarter-finals

Defending champion Alcaraz takes on Australian Open champion Sinner, who has beaten the two-time major champion in four out of their seven meetings.

That blockbuster match starts at approximately 8.30pm before last year’s finalist Daniil Medvedev takes on home favourite Tommy Paul.

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Highlights of Alcaraz against Alexander Zverev

What’s the schedule? You can catch all the action on Sky Sports Tennis

Wednesday, March 6 – Men’s and women’s singles first round
Thursday, March 7 – Men’s and women’s singles first round
Friday, March 8 – Men’s and women’s singles second round
Saturday, March 9 – Men’s and women’s singles second round
Sunday, March 10 – Men’s and women’s singles third round
Monday, March 11 – Men’s and women’s singles third round
Tuesday, March 12 – Men’s and women’s singles fourth round
Wednesday, March 13 – Men’s and women’s singles fourth round
Thursday, March 14 – Men’s and women’s singles quarter-finals
Friday, March 15 – Women’s singles semi-finals, men’s doubles final
Saturday, March 16 – Men’s singles semi-finals, women’s doubles final
Sunday, March 17 – Men’s and women’s singles finals

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The match between Alcaraz and Zverev was suspended due to a huge bee invasion!

Where is Indian Wells?

Indian Wells Tennis Garden amid the global coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic, Saturday, May 17, 2020, in Indian Wells, Calif. The IWTG contains 29 tennis courts, including a 16,100-seat Stadium 1, 11 match courts, six practice courts, and two Har-Tru clay courts on 88 acres (360,000 m). Stadium 1 is the second largest tennis-specific stadium in the world. (Kirby Lee via AP)

Having played host to the tournament every year since its opening in 1974, the Indian Wells Tennis Garden is located near Palm Springs, California, in the Coachella Valley.

Alongside its 16,100-capacity centre court – the second largest tennis-specific stadium in the world – the complex also boasts 29 hard-courts.

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