Overview
- Camilo Ugo Carabelli defeated Martin Damm Jr. 7-6 (7-5), 6-3 to reach round two, where he will face No. 28 seed Brandon Nakashima.
- Mariano Navone fell to Marcos Giron 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 and was eliminated in the first round.
- Main-draw play is underway through March 15 with marquee matches on ESPN, full streaming on Disney+, and Movistar+ carrying coverage in Spain.
- Alcaraz’s section of the draw keeps Jannik Sinner on the opposite half until a possible final and projects a potential semifinal with Novak Djokovic, whose readiness had been questioned after the Australian Open.
- Indian Wells offers equal prize pools of about $9.4 million per tour, with $1,151,380 awarded to each singles champion.