Tennis Tracker: All eyes on California as first round matches begin at Indian Wells
21:56 CET - Linda Noskova (18) beat Irina-Camelia Begu (32) 7-6, 6-1 in Indian Wells, progressing over the more experienced player sixteen places above her in the rankings.
14:50 CET - Czech Barbora Krejcikova (27) shocked everyone when she beat world number one Iga Switek (22) to the title in Dubai in late February.
She'll be going into the tournament at Indian Wells as the 16th seed, can she spring another huge surprise in California?
14:39 CET - The first round gets underway at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. We won't be seeing any of the heavyweights take the course tonight, though, as the top-32 seeds skip straight through to the second round.
In the men's tournament, Carlos Alcaraz (19) and Stefanos Tsitsipas (24) will be leading the way but it will be a hotly contested title. Who do you see winning it?
12:38 CET - Andy Murray (35) has said he expects Russians and Belarussians to be able to play at Wimbledon later this year. Read more about his thoughts on the matter here.
8:33 CET - One of the biggest stories in the lead-up to the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells was the withdrawal of world number one Novak Djokovic (35). It appears that his COVID-19 vaccination status played a major role in that withdrawal.
With the Miami Open set to follow the tournament in California, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has urged President Biden to let Djokovic into the US to play.
Read more about that story here.
6:25 CET - It's all about Indian Wells this week and next as the largest tennis event outside of the Grand Slams swings into action.
Both the men's and women's legs of the BNP Paribas Open begin later today and run late into the night. Stay tuned with us here on our daily Tennis Tracker to keep up with all the big stories before the tennis gets underway.
