How to watch Indian Wells 2025: live stream tennis online, seeds, what TV channel, Day 1 schedule

Watch Indian Wells 2025 as the ATP and WTA calendars combine for the unofficial fifth grand slam at the cavernous Tennis Garden in the California desert.

In the men's singles, Carlos Alcaraz returns as the two-time defending champion, having beaten Daniil Medvedev in the past two finals. The Spaniard has one title to his name this season, the Rotterdam Open at the beginning of February, and will start as favorite in the absence of Jannik Sinner.

The women's singles, meanwhile, couldn't be more open. Defending champion Iga Swiatek and world number one Aryna Sabalenka have struggled for form this season, opening the way for American home favorites Coco Gauff or Madison Keys, who won the Australian Open in January, to come strong.

Below we have all the information on how to watch Indian Wells tennis from anywhere in the world with details on worldwide TV channels, broadcasters and any free streams.

Day 1 schedule – Wednesday, March 5

Though the 32 men's and women's seeds get a bye straight into the second round, there are still some mouthwatering match-ups out there among the non-seeds, qualifiers and wild cards on Day 1 of Indian Wells.

Two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova gets things going on Stadium 1 court as she faces the Frenchwoman Varvara Gracheva, followed up by wild card California native Nishesh Basavareddy at his home tournament, who takes on China's Yunchaokete Bu. Big-serving 6ft 11in giant Reilly Opelka will try to get the American crowd on his side against Roman Safiullin, too.

On Stadium 2, meanwhile, there are two former Indian Wells champions on show. Third on court, Victoria Azarenka won in 2012 and 2016 and the two-time Australian Open-winning Belarusian will meet home qualifier Clervie Ngounoue. Following Azarenka, Cameron Norrie will face Luca Nardi as the Brit looks to get back to the sort of form that secured him the 2021 title in the Californian desert.

Stadium 2's action is rounded off with an all-American clash, Ashlyn Krueger vs Katie Volynets.

Stadium 1

Starts at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm GMT / 6am AEDT (Thu.)

Petra Kvitova (WC) vs Varvara Gracheva

Not before 1pm PT / 4pm ET / 9pm / 8am AEDT (Thu.)

Yunchaokete Bu vs Nishesh Basavareddy (WC)
Roman Safiullin vs Reilly Opelka (WC)
Camila Osorio vs Naomi Osaka
Alexander Bublik vs Yosuke Watanuki (Q)

Stadium 2

Starts at 11am PT / 2pm ET / 7pm GMT / 6am AEDT (Thu.)

Jaume Munar vs Kei Nishikori
Peyton Stearns vs Magda Linette
Clervie Ngounoue (Q) vs Victoria Azarenka
Cameron Norrie vs Luca Nardi
Ashlyn Krueger vs Katie Volynets

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You can watch Indian Wells 2025 with English-language commentary with 7-day free trials in the US and Australia.

In the US, you can sign up for a 7-day free trial to the Tennis Channel, which has exclusive access of the tournament. Subscriptions cost $9.99 a month or $109.99 a year when the trial ends. Another option Stateside is to sign up to Fubo, where new subscribers also get a 7-day free trial with access to hundreds of channels for $84.99 a month ($20 off your first month) after the trial ends.

In Australia, meanwhile, beIN Sports are also offering a 7-day free trial for new subscribers. You can subscribe direct for $14.99 a month or $149 for a year up front when the trial is over, or you can add beIN Sports to most TV packages.

• Tennis Channel – US (7-day trial, use VPN when abroad)
• Fubo – US (7-day trial)
• beIN Sports (7-day trial) – Australia (7-day trial)

How to watch Indian Wells 2025 live streams in the US

Indian Wells 2025 is available exclusively live on the Tennis Channel in the US, with a FREE 7-day trial.

Subscriptions are available at $109.99 per year or $9.99 per month, with that 7-day free trial for new subscribers.

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How to watch Indian Wells 2025 live streams in the UK

Indian Wells 2025 live streams will be on Sky Sports in the UK. Sky TV subscribers can watch on the Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Tennis TV channels.

Sky Sports is showing a whole host of tennis tournaments this year, including the US Open 2025, with packages starting from £22 per month. Or you can use a more flexible streaming option, Now (formerly Now TV). Now Sports memberships start at £14.99 for a day pass, or £34.99 monthly.

Those visiting the UK from abroad can unlock their usual streaming service by using a VPN such as NordVPN.

You can find a list of other broadcasters with Indian Wells 2025 broadcast rights across Europe in the Rest of the World section below.

How to watch Indian Wells 2025 live streams in Australia

If you're a tennis fan Down Under, you'll need access to beIN Sports to watch all the Indian Wells 2025 action, with a 7-day FREE trial.

You can add beIN Sports to most pre-existing TV packages, or you can sign up as a separate subscription. It costs $14.99 month or $149 if you pay for a year up front, once that week-long trial period ends.

In addition to Indian Wells, beIN Sports has the rights to loads of other soccer and sports, including La Liga, Serie A, Bundesliga, Carabao Cup and EFL Championship football and rugby.

Not in Australia right now? Remember you'll need a VPN like NordVPN to watch all the Indian Wells action as if you were back home.

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More about the Indian Wells 2025 tennis players

More about the tennis players in Indian Wells 2025

Novak Djokovic – with coach Andy Murray again in his corner after their Australian Open trial – seeks a sixth title to add yet another outright record to his stellar resumé and is in the same quarter as Alcaraz, Melbourne Park runner-up Alexander Zverev will be top seed and seeking to put the final loss to Sinner behind him and Medvedev wanting to go one better. Ben Shelton, semi-finalist in Australia, will be a home hopeful to go with third seed (and 2022 champion) Taylor Fritz.

The women's singles is wide open. Iga Swiatek may have won two of the past three titles at Indian Wells, but hard courts are far from the Pole's favorite surface, while top seed Aryna Sabalenka has struggled in 2025 since losing the Australian Open final to a resurgent Madison Keys. Keys is the only player on tour to win two titles this year and should be inspired by a home crowd that will also cheer for third seed Coco Gauff.

A potential second round opponent for Gauff is former US Open champion Emma Raducanu, who returns to action after a worrying incident in Dubai where a fan displayed 'fixated behavior' and had to be ejected. Another big potential second round tie – all seeded players receive a first round bye – could feature Olympic champion Qinwen Zheng against two-time Indian Wells winner Victoria Azarenka.

Finally, fresh from becoming the youngest Masters 1000 winner in Dubai, 17-year-old Mirra Andreeva will be looking to back that triumph up with her biggest win yet.