The Serbian tennis star is returning to Indian Wells having played a single match since the Australian Open in January.

As tennis heads to the California desert for the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells, there are two three-peats on the line. Carlos Alcaraz and Iga Swiatek are looking to win their third consecutive titles just outside of Palm Springs — but plenty of other players go into the first event of the “Sunshine Double” with points to prove,

Novak Djokovic has been handed a tough draw for the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, with the Serb potentially set to face Nick Kyrgios in the second round

Carlos Alcaraz, a two-time defending champion at Indian Wells, said the absence of world No. 1 Jannik Sinner "didn't change [anything] at all."

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.