BNP Paribas Open Tips, Odds and Preview

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5 August, 2024

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Tournament Preview

The first ATP Masters 1000 and WTA Premier Mandatory event of 2019 gets underway in the Californian sunshine in Indian Wells and with many of the biggest names in the game in action, it should be a fascinating fortnight of tennis. Check out our top BNP Paribas Open tips and odds.

Tournament History

The BNP Paribas Open is one of the biggest events in both the male and female games, outside of the 4 recognised Grand Slams. The male event has been hosted a multitude of venues and is celebrating its 45^th anniversary this year whilst this will be the 30^th incarnation of the women’s event. It is one of the very few events on the calendar that run side by side at the same venue and is renowned for its impressive playing field, year in, year out.

Format

The BNP Paribas Open hosts one of the biggest fields in professional tennis (outside of the Grand Slams) with 96 players making up the star-studded field. There are 12 qualifiers and 5 wild cards in both the male and female draws and each match is played over the best of three tie-break sets.

Venue

The Indian Wells Tennis Garden in California has hosted the event since 1987 and has the largest event attendance of any tennis tournament in the world (Grand Slams excluded).

Dates

Monday 4^th March 2019 – Sunday 17^th March 2019.