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Here’s everything you need to know about Indian Wells, including the draw, who’s playing and the schedule. You can watch all the drama unfold live on Sky Sports.<\/p>\n

Live coverage the BNP Paribas Open continues on Saturday from 7pm<\/strong>, with Emma Raducanu and Cameron Norrie in action in the second round at 7pm<\/strong> – live on Sky Sports Tennis.<\/em><\/p>\n

World No 1 Novak Djokovic also begins his campaign, while US Open Champion Coco Gauff, Australian Open winner Aryna Sabalenka and four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka also take to the court on a bumper day of tennis.<\/p>\n

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Emma Raducanu<\/strong> moved into the second round with victory in straight-sets over Rebeka Masarova<\/a> on Thursday.<\/p>\n

The 21-year-old, given a wild card at this tournament, set up a meeting with Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska on Court 3 as she got past Spanish qualifier Masarova 6-2 6-3.<\/p>\n

Looking ahead to Raducanu’s match with Yastremska on Saturday, Sky Sports’<\/em> Laura Robson said: “There’s going to be some heavy hitting. It’s going to be a match where you’re not going to get much rhythm from Yastremska because it’s going to be a winner or an error.<\/p>\n

“I think in some ways you know what you’re going to get but if you’re overthink a few of your shots then you’re going to get exposed. It’s going to be a fun one.”<\/p>\n

British men’s No 1 and 2021 champion here, Cameron Norrie<\/strong>, will also start his tournament on Saturday at 7pm on Court 4 against Lorenzo Sonego after receiving a bye through to the second round due to being seeded No 28.<\/p>\n

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Katie Boulter<\/strong> and Jack Draper<\/strong> both suffered disappointing first-round exits on Wednesday, the former falling in straight sets to Camila Giorgi 6-3 6-2<\/a>. Draper went down 1-6 6-3 6-2 to Christopher O’Connell.<\/p>\n

Dan Evans <\/strong>suffered a tough 1-6 7-5 6-2 defeat against Roman Safiullin on Thursday after struggling with a shoulder problem.<\/p>\n

Andy Murray <\/strong>produced an encouraging display but eventually went down to No 5 seed Andrey Rublev <\/a>in the second round on Friday having won his opening match against qualifier David Goffin<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Five-time champion Djokovic<\/strong> gets set for his return at Indian Wells, while Australian Open champions Jannik Sinner<\/strong> and Aryna Sabalenka<\/strong> are also in action in ‘Tennis Paradise’.<\/p>\n

What’s the schedule? You can catch all the action on Sky Sports Tennis<\/strong><\/h3>\n

Wednesday, March 6 – Men’s and women’s singles first round
Thursday, March 7 – Men’s and women’s singles first round
Friday, March 8 – Men’s and women’s singles second round
Saturday, March 9 – Men’s and women’s singles second round
Sunday, March 10 – Men’s and women’s singles third round
Monday, March 11 – Men’s and women’s singles third round
Tuesday, March 12 – Men’s and women’s singles fourth round
Wednesday, March 13 – Men’s and women’s singles fourth round
Thursday, March 14 – Men’s and women’s singles quarter-finals
Friday, March 15 – Women’s singles semi-finals, men’s doubles final
Saturday, March 16 – Men’s singles semi-finals, women’s doubles final
Sunday, March 17 – Men’s and women’s singles finals<\/p>\n

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Having played host to the tournament every year since its opening in 1974, the Indian Wells Tennis Garden is located near Palm Springs, California, in the Coachella Valley.<\/p>\n

Alongside its 16,100-capacity centre court – the second largest tennis-specific stadium in the world – the complex also boasts 29 hard-courts.<\/p>\n

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Men’s singles – Carlos Alcaraz
Women’s singles – Elena Rybakina
Men’s doubles – Rohan Bopanna and Matthew Ebden
Women’s doubles – Barbora Krejcikova and Katerina Siniakova<\/p>\n

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Sky Sports has confirmed a new home for tennis in the UK and Ireland, with Sky Sports Tennis on Sky and NOW, making tennis content available all day, every day for fans.<\/p>\n

Sky Sports will broadcast more live tennis than anywhere else, bringing over 4,000 matches from more than 80 tournaments a year on the ATP and WTA Tours, as well as full coverage of the US Open, all exclusively live.<\/p>\n

Non-Sky subscribers can stream live matches with a NOW Sports Day and Month Membership<\/a>, via Sky Sports Tennis<\/em>, Sky Sports Arena<\/em>, and Sky Sports Mix<\/em> channels.<\/p>\n

For further access, fans will also be able to follow their favourite players and gain deeper insights from both Tours via Sky Sports News<\/em>, the Sky Sports<\/em> app, on SkySports.com and via Sky Sports<\/em> social channels.<\/p>\n

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Here’s everything you need to know about Indian Wells, including the draw, who’s playing and the schedule. You can watch all the