Novak Djokovic, whose 24 Grand Slam singles championships are the most of any men’s player in tennis history, leads a star-studded contingent of men and women who began play Wednesday, March 6, in the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells, California.
The tournament, scheduled to conclude at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden near Palm Springs with men’s and women’s singles finals March 17, also features defending champions Carlos Alcaraz of Spain and Russian-born Elena Rybakina, who plays under the flag of Kazakhstan.
