The Indian Wells men's draw has brought no luck to Carlos Alcaraz in the first time that the Murcian figure as head of series in a tournament of this category. Alcaraz avoided going the side of the big favorite, Daniil Medvedev, but he will have a rather difficult road in the tournament.
Medvedev, First seed, he will make his debut against McDonald or Duckworth, and in the third round against Krajinovic before a possible round of 16 cross with Opelka or Dimitrov and a hypothetical quarterfinal match where he could be measured with Shapovalov, Karatsev, Korda or Hurkacz.
Andrey Rublev will be on the same side of the painting that will debut against the winner of the Spanish duel between Carlos Taberner and Jaume Munar and that could be seen in the third round with Dusan Lajovic, in the second round with Cameron Norrie or Roberto Bautista (who will debut against Kwon or Pella) and in a possible quarterfinal with Diego Schwartzman , Daniel Evans, Lloyd Harris or Casper Ruud.
On the other side of the table will be Alexander Zverev and Carlos Alcaraz, who could star in a real game in the first rounds of the tournament. Zverev, who will debut against Jenson Brooksby or a rival from the previous one, could be seen in the third round with Alcaraz, who will make a demanding debut against the winner of the match between Andy Murray or Adrian Mannarino. Zverev or Murray could meet in the round of 16 with Monfils or Sonego and in a hypothetical quarter-final with Berrettini, Fritz, Isner or Sinner.
On this very side of the painting is Stefanos Tsitsipas, second favorite to the title, who will debut against the Spanish Pedro Martínez or a rival from the previous one and that could be crossed in the third round with Fabio Fognini, in the round of 16 with Alex de Miñaur or Cristian Garín and in a possible quarterfinal with Felix Auger-Aliassime, Nikoloz Basilashvili, Karen Khachanov or Pablo Carreño, which will debut against the winner of the match between a rival from the qualifying round and the Argentine Facundo Bagnis
Female painting
Given the numerous casualties in the women's team, Czech Karolina Pliskova will be the first seed of the competition. Pliskova, who will debut against Zheng or a player from the previous one, could be seen in the third round with Nadia Podoroska, in the round of 16 with Kontaveit or Bianca Andreescu and in a possible quarterfinal with Ons Jabeur, Danielle Collins, the Spanish Sara Sorribes or the Greek Maria Sakkari.
Garbiñe Muguruza will be on this side of the table but in the lower quadrant. The Spanish, who will debut against Tomljanovic or a player from the qualifying round in the second round, could meet Tamara Zidansek in the third round and with Kerber or Kasatkina in the round of 16 before a possible cross in the quarterfinals with Barbora Krejcikova, with whom he wants revenge after his defeat at the US Open, Camila Giorgi, also Spanish Paula Badosa or the American Cori Gauff.
ANDn the bottom of the box appears Iga Swiatek, second favorite for the title, which will debut against Martic or Volynets, and which could meet in the third round with Kudermetova, in the second round with Rybakina and Ostapenko and in the quarterfinals with Belinda Bencic, Jill Teichmann, Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova or Leylah Fernández, finalist in the US Open.
In the other quadrant on this side of the painting, we will also experience multiple emotions with the presence of Elina Svitolina, which will debut against Martincova or Krueger and could be seen in the third round with Sorana Cirstea and in the second round with Elise Mertens and Jessica Pegula before a quarter-final clash with Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka, Simona Halep or Emma Raducanu, champion of the US Open and who could have a demanding test against the Romanian in the third round of the tournament.