This is how the round of 32 of the Indian Wells ATP Masters 1000 looks like

This is really serious. Novak Djokovic returns after his loss in the semifinals of the Australian Open, against a Jannik Sinner unbeaten in their last sixteen games, also lifting the Rotterdam trophy after Melbourne.

Bent down, but eager for revenge, Carlos Alcaraz, coming off an ankle injury he suffered in Rio de Janeiro. He defended his Masters 1000 ATP title in Indian Wells, as well as the world number 2, which he could surrender to the Italian Sinner.

Even the Russian Daniel Medvedev It has been dosed more than ever to sink its teeth into the most relevant events.

And Indian Wells has a special weight, because of the category (Masters 1000) and given that it brings together the four main dominators of the circuit.

The tournament should be tough, the first screening revealed it. Of the 32 seeds in the draw (in 2004 the ratio of sixteen was doubled), 27 reached the third round, the round of 32, which will be played between this Sunday (bottom, Alcaraz and Sinner) and Monday (top, Djokovic and Medvedev).

Only one top-10 is missing, the Polish one Hubert Hurkacz (8), surpassed by the French Gael Monfils at the premiere. He is also the only absentee among the top 16 seeds.

Reaching the second round was costly for some of the candidates for the crown, such as himself. Carlos Alcarazpaired with a Felix Auger-Aliassime trading down, but with top performances once it regains its level.

The sinner will continue to test himself in German Jan-Lennard Struffthe draw was kinder to the returning Djokovic, who crossed paths with the Italian Luca Nardirefished from previous episode.

This is the round of 32

Bottom of the painting (Sunday)

Andrey Rublev (RUS/5)-Jiri Lehecka (CHE/32)
Frances Tiafoe (USA/18)-Stefanos Tsitsipas (GRE/11)
Ben Shelton (USA/16)-Francisco Cerúndolo (ARG/22)-
Jan-Lennard Struff (ALE/25)-Jannik Sinner (ITA/3)
Alexander Zverev (ALE/6)-Tallon Griekspoor (NED/27)
Alexander Bublik (KAZ/20)-Alex de Minaur (AUS/10)
Thiago Seyboth Wild (BRA)-Fabian Maroszan (HUN)
Felix Auger-Aliassime (CAN/31)-Carlos Alcaraz (ESP/2)

This is the round of 32

Upper part of the painting (Monday)

Novak Djokovic (SRB/1)-Luca Nardi (ITA)
Tommy Paul (USA/17)-Ugo Humbert (FRA/14)
Casper Ruud (NOR/9)-Arthur Fils (FRA)
Cameron Norrie (GBR/28)-Gael Monfils (FRA)
Daniil Medvedev (RUS/4)-Sebastian Korda (USA/29)
Adrian Mannarino (FRA/21)-Grigor Dimitrov (BUL/13)
Taylor Fritz (USA/12)-Sebastián Báez (ARG/19)
Lorenzo Musetti (ITA)-Holger Rune (DIN/7)