Former World No. 4 Pat Cash, renowned for his 1987 Wimbledon singles title and his exceptional serve-and-volley style, has made a surprising declaration about the best grass-court player he has ever witnessed.

The first-round spotlight will be on wild card Joao Fonseca, the 18-year-old Brazilian who upset Andre Rublev at the Australian Open and lifted his first ATP title in Buenos Aires in February. Fonseca will open his campaign against Britain's Jacob Fearnley, who has climbed from outside the top 500 in he world rankings this time last year to 81st.

Here we take a look at the list of milestones Novak Djokovic can break at the Indian Wells Open 2025. Serbian is a five-time Indian Wells champion.

Five key storylines to follow as Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Iga Swiatek all look to make history at the ‘fifth grand slam’

Carlos Alcaraz could run into Novak Djokovic in the quarterfinals in his quest for a rare Indian Wells three-peat, while defending women's champion Iga Swiatek also faces a tough test.

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.

Carlos Alcaraz has already made plenty of history in his career and is potentially set to make even more at Indian Wells across the fortnight. Should the 21-year-old triumph, he would join Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic in being one of just three men to win three straight titles at the iconic Masters 1000 event.