BNP Paribas Open 2021: Draws, Dates, History & All You Need To Know
All about the ATP Masters 1000 tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California
October 03, 2021
BNP Paribas Open
The 2021 BNP Paribas Open, featuring 16 of the Top 20 players, will be held in Indian Wells from 7-17 October. By ATP Staff
In a stacked field of talent, with the biggest stars and brightest emerging prospects in action, US Open champion Daniil Medvedev and World No. 3 Stefanos Tsitsipas lead the way at the BNP Paribas Open for the 44th edition of the ATP Masters 1000 event.
The 2021 BNP Paribas Open will be held from 7-17 October. The hard-court ATP Masters 1000 tournament, established in 1976, will take place at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden in Indian Wells, California. The tournament director is former World No. 2 Tommy Haas.
The Indian Wells draw will be made on Tuesday, 5 October at 3:00 p.m.
What is the schedule for the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 event?
* Qualifying: Tuesday, 5 October - Wednesday, 6 October at 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
* Main Draw: Thursday, 7 October - Sunday, 17 October. Thursday, 7 October – Friday 15 October at 11:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m.
* Doubles Final: Saturday, 16 October at 11:00 a.m.
* Singles Final: Sunday, 17 October at 4:00 p.m.
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Medvedev New Major Champion: Medvedev is fresh off the biggest title of his career at the US Open. Will the Russian be able to maintain his momentum and claim his second Masters 1000 trophy of the season? The World No. 2, who has won four tournaments this year (Marseille, Mallorca, Toronto, US Open), will try to add another victory at Indian Wells, where he owns a 3-3 record.
Tsitsipas Shining: Tsitsipas will be the second seed in just his third appearance in the BNP Paribas Open (1-2). The Greek star has shown great consistency at Masters 1000 events this season, advancing to at least the quarter-finals in five of the first six events at this level. Tsitsipas won his first Masters 1000 title in Monte-Carlo, where he did not lose a set, and will try to claim another in Indian Wells.
FedEx ATP Race To Turin Heating Up: Several players are trying to stake their claim to one of the remaining spots at the Nitto ATP Finals, to be held at the Pala Alpitour in Turin from 14-21 November. Thanks to his efforts in San Diego, Casper Ruud moves into eighth in the Race. And since Rafael Nadal will not compete in Turin due to injury, that leaves room for Hubert Hurkacz, Felix Auger-Aliassime and Jannik Sinner among others to push for a spot.
#NextGenATP Debuts: Since the BNP Paribas Open has not been held since 2019, there are several #NextGenATP stars who will make their debut at the Masters 1000 event. Umag champion Carlos Alcaraz, Parma titlist Sebastian Korda, Newport finalist Jenson Brooksby and Italian Lorenzo Musetti will all make their main draw debuts at the hard-court event.
Stadium 1 at the BNP Paribas Open is the second largest tennis-specific stadium in the world, with a capacity of more than 16,000. The tournament is usually held in March and is the first ATP Masters 1000 event of the season, but due to the Covid-19 pandemic, it takes place in October in 2021.