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Novak Djokovic has won the BNP Paribas Open title the last three years running and in 2017 looks to extend his dominance in Indian Wells with an unprecedented fourth consecutive title.
To call Novak Djokovic the most prolific singles champion at the BNP Paribas Open is to state the obvious. The five-time champion in Indian Wells is a jaw-dropping 47-6 in the desert, and in 2017 he returns to a renovated Stadium 1 to try and win a phenomenal fourth consecutive title – something no other player has done in tournament history.
His 2016 championship campaign was a fifth career win (also 2008, 2011, 2014 and 2015) in 11 appearances. In the last two years he’s dropped just two sets over 12 matches played.
“To win this tournament five times is a fantastic achievement for my team and I,” a wide-smiling Djokovic told reporters after his victory last March. “We don't take anything for granted, especially because this tournament has been, for many, many players, a favorite tournament.”
Djokovic will enter the 2017 BNP Paribas Open as one of the favorites again, though he will have to contend with new world No. 1 Andy Murray, Australian Open champion Roger Federer, a revamped Rafael Nadal and a host of up-and-coming young stars on the ATP World Tour.
The Serbian world No. 2 will look to run up the trophy count on Federer (four) and Nadal (three), the only other active players to have claimed the title here. Michael Chang and Jimmy Connors join Djokovic, Federer and Nadal as the only men to win three or more at Indian Wells.
Will Novak rule once again in the desert? And will you be there to witness it? A ticket in the second week of the event almost assures you can see Serbia’s greatest player ever do battle at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.

Four-time champion Roger Federer, who missed the 2016 BNP Paribas Open, is back in Indian Wells this year after winning a record 18th Grand Slam.
Roger Federer is back. Back at the BNP Paribas Open in Indian Wells this year (after missing 2016), back as a Grand Slam champion, and back as the most sought-after man in tennis.
The thing is, Federer never truly left. Most tennis players have injuries that knock them out for fits and starts at one point or another during their careers, but the 18-time major winner didn’t have to deal with such a challenge until late 2016, when a knee injury forced him from the game for the second half of the season.
It was the same injury that had put him out of Indian Wells for the first time in 15 years last March, but also the beginning of a script that’s final lines would be written in his triumph Down Under last week, marking a record 18th major and earning him (once again) tennis accolades from around the globe for his come-from-behind win over career rival Rafael Nadal.
Federer has always been a fan favorite in the Desert - as he is everywhere else in the world. The four-time Indian Wells title holder now will stride into Stadium 1 in March with a sense of self-assurance and confidence. Could he win his first trophy here in five years? It’s certainly possible.
Fans have witnessed some of Federer’s best tennis over the years at Indian Wells, including his gripping 18-match win streak from 2004-06, his return to the winner’s circle in 2012, and must-see battles against foes like Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Stan Wawrinka, Juan Martin Del Potro, Andy Murray and more. (All of whom are part of the BNP Paribas Open field this year.)
Will you be there? It’s the chance to once again see Federer in full flight, not to mention bask in the glory that is Tennis Paradise, a completely revamped Stadium 1, new dining options and world-class tennis. Advantage, Roger. And advantage you for being there.

Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber are two of the most dangerous players on hard courts in tennis, but can they collect respective first-ever BNP Paribas Open titles this March?
Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber have three hard court Grand Slam titles between them, but two of the most dangerous players in the world on said surface have yet to hoist the trophy at the BNP Paribas Open.
Can that change in 2017?
Murray, the current No. 1 in men’s tennis, has come closest, having finished as runner up to Rafael Nadal in 2009 in Indian Wells. He also has been to the semifinals twice, and has five top 15 wins and a 25-11 overall record at the Masters 1000 stop.
Kerber, who finished 2016 as world No. 1, made the BNP Paribas Open semifinals in 2012 and 2013, losing to Victoria Azarenka and Caroline Wozniacki, respectively. Her wins at the Australian and U.S. Opens last year proved she can compete with the best on hard courts – and emerge victorious.
Neither had the trip Down Under that they hoped for last month, both unexpectedly bounced out in the fourth round (on the same day, even). Their early exits from the year’s first major will only make them hungrier for glory in the desert, however, with the BNP Paribas Open marking the biggest event of the season to follow the Australian Open.
Having been a part of separate first-week shockers in Indian Wells in 2016, they’ll be able to play with the freedom of defending few points at the event this spring.
Will either rise above the rest to win for the first time at the BNP Paribas Open? Could both of them do it? We’ll find out in a few weeks, and hope you’ll be there in person to witness it all, as well. A revamped Stadium 1, improved food options, and an Indian Wells Tennis Garden that is taking the Tennis Paradise experience to the next level is all awaiting your arrival.

Stan Wawrinka has proven himself on almost every stage in tennis, but can the three-time Grand Slam winner capture a maiden BNP Paribas Open title this year?

Stan Wawrinka is one of the most talented tennis players in the world, hands down. His only problem? You never know what you’re going to get.
The three-time Grand Slam winner and reigning U.S. Open champion has surprisingly made the quarterfinals just twice in his nine appearances at the BNP Paribas Open, but next month will look to flip the script on his chances in Indian Wells.
He roared to his win at Flushing Meadows last September, shocking then-world No. 1 Novak Djokovic in a big-swinging final. He then made a dash to the semifinals at the Australian Open this year, only to be stopped by countryman, good friend and eventual champion Roger Federer.
The secret for Wawrinka is this: He needs a few matches to get his engines revved up, and in years past at Indian Wells has run into stiff challenges early, like David Goffin last year in the fourth round, the Belgian ending up with a career-best Masters 1000 finish by making the semifinals.
Stan the Man, as he’s called, has proven himself time and time again, however: If he’s on, he’s the most dangerous man in tennis, particularly with that lethal one-handed backhand that draws open-mouthed ooo’s and ahhh’s from tennis crowds around the world.
Will you be one of those astonished fans watching Stan try for his first BNP Paribas Open title? Tickets are available now, and the chance to see the best stars in the world is just a click away.

2013 finalist Juan Martin Del Potro made his long-awaited return to the BNP Paribas Open last year, but the former Slam champ comes in even more dangerous this March after a season to remember in 2016.
As Juan Martin Del Potro walked off the court following the 2013 BNP Paribas Open final, the crowd assumed that the big Argentine would become an annual title contender.
They had no reason to think otherwise. Besides, Del Potro had just bounced Andy Murray and Novak Djokovic out of the event before taking Rafael Nadal to the brink with the trophy on the line. The future was bright and an Indian Wells title looked within reach for Del Potro in the near future.
Fans seeking a glimpse of the 2013 version of Del Potro had to wait patiently, however, as a series of nagging wrist injuries kept the 2009 U.S. Open champion from the desert until 2016. The warm embrace from the Indian Wells crowd during his return last year solidified his star power and Del Potro did not disappoint, winning a round and bowing out in a hard-fought encounter with Tomas Berdych.
Del Potro was back. And it was like that booming forehand, infectious smile and his raucous cheering section had never left.
Now ranked No. 38 in the world, Del Potro returns to Indian Wells for 2017 and his goals should be lofty. The Argentine committed to resting his body for the upcoming tour season (taking the Australian swing off) and comes in following a 2016 season that included an Olympic silver medal, Davis Cup title for his home country and a title – the 19th of his career – in Stockholm.
A healthy and rested Del Potro is a bad recipe for the field, and his potential opponents are wise to seek out his name on the draw since he will most likely be unseeded.
Since 2011, only Novak Djokovic (four titles), Roger Federer (one) and Rafael Nadal (one) have hoisted the trophy at Indian Wells. Perhaps a healthy Del Potro would have added his name to that list.
He will surely get a chance in 2017, and – even better – you have a chance to see it!

As usual, the doubles field at the BNP Paribas Open features the best teams in the world with a host of famed singles players, including Rafael Nadal and Milos Raonic.
Once again, the BNP Paribas Open has proven to be a Tennis Paradise for fans of the doubles game.
Along with world the No. 1 team and defending champions Pierre-Hugues Herbert and Nicolas Mahut, the 2017 men's doubles field includes the unlikely teams of Rafael Nadal and Bernard Tomic and Milos Raonic and Nenad Zimonjic as well as the all-American pair of John Isner and Jack Sock.
The doubles delight continues with the women's field, as defending champion and Arizona resident Bethanie Mattek-Sands returns to Indian Wells as the newly-minted world No. 1 player in doubles. Having won here last year with fellow American CoCo Vandeweghe, Mattek-Sands this year laces up to play with Lucie Safarova, the team having won Grand Slam titles at both the US and Australian Opens in the past few months.
Bryan Brothers fans fear not: The doubles entry lists leave room for teams to sign in on site, as the brothers, three-time champions here, often do. They are scheduled to rock Indian Wells in a different way on Thursday, March 9, when they take to the Village Stage for a live concert that should not be missed by music lovers.
Another brother duo in rising star Alexander Zverev and Australian Open Cinderella story Mischa Zverev will play together, as will California native Steve Johnson with Canadian Vasek Pospisil.
The biggest name in women's doubles are featured as well, including former champ here Sania Mirza (this time with Barbora Strycova) and Olympic gold medalists Ekaterina Makarova and Elena Vesnina. The always-dangerous French team of Caroline Garcia and Kristina Mladenovic are also set to play. Former singles and doubles winner and fan favorite Martina Hingis, like the Bryan Brothers, does not appear on the entry list, but is expected to sign in on site with new teammate Yung-Jan Chan.