The third round of singles wraps up with just four of the eight scheduled matches having turned out the way they were laid out on paper, after the draw.

All of the “top-eight” seeds from the top half – Sabalenka, Gauff, Keys and Paolini – did make the date, though.

Probably the most compelling might be one relegated to the back courts: No. 13 seed Diana Shnaider vs. wild card Belinda Bencic.

(Indian Wells is three hours behind ET).

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BNP Paribas Open
Location: Indian Wells, Calif.
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour) 
Surface: Hard Court
Dates:  March 5 – 16, 2025
Prize Money: $8,963,700
Draws: S96 – D32

Monday, March 10, 2025
Order of play

Stadium 1 (11 a.m. start – 2 p.m. ET)

2. [3] Coco Gauff (USA) vs. [29] Maria Sakkari (GRE) (not before 1 p.m.)

3. [1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) vs. Lucia Bronzetti (ITA)

5. [6] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) vs. Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) (not before 8 p.m.)

Stadium 2

1. [5] Madison Keys (USA) vs. [28] Elise Mertens (BEL)

4. [10] Emma Navarro (USA) vs. [19] Donna Vekic (CRO) (not before 6 p.m.)

Stadium 3

4. [1] Katerina Siniakova (CZE) / Taylor Townsend (USA) vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia (BRA) / Laura Siegemund (GER)

Stadium 4

2. Polina Kudermetova (RUS) vs. [LL] Sonay Kartal (GBR) (not before 12:30 p.m.)

3. [13] Diana Shnaider (RUS) vs. [WC] Belinda Bencic (SUI) (not before 2 p.m.)

4. [12] Daria Kasatkina (RUS) vs. [24] Liudmila Samsonova (RUS)

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