Five key storylines to follow as Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Iga Swiatek all look to make history at the ‘fifth grand slam’

Novak Djokovic will have old rival Andy Murray back in his coaching corner as he attempts to win the Indian Wells title for the first time in almost a decade.

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.

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,

Carlos Alcaraz could run into Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals in his quest for a rare Indian Wells three-peat, while defending women's champion Iga Swiatek also faces a tough test. Djokovic beat Alcaraz to reach the Australian Open semifinals in January and is hoping he can become only the third man to claim 100 career singles titles when the main draw of the tournament kicks off Wednesday in the California desert.

Carlos Alcaraz could run into Novak Djokovic in the quarter-final stage in his quest for a rare Indian Wells "three-peat," while defending women's champion Iga Swiatek also faces a tough test, according to the draw released on Monday.

Novak Djokovic and Nick Kyrgios are well-positioned to meet in the second round of the 2025 BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells.

Andy Murray will reprise his coaching role with Novak Djokovic at Indian Wells and stay with the 24-time major champion for the Miami Open.

Riccardo Piatti has had a major impact on the careers of two world No 1s as he has coached Novak Djokovic and Jannik Sinner. The renowned coach was Djokovic’s mentor at the age of 18, but they parted ways in 2006 as the Italian didn’t want to take up the role on a full-time business.