It's not technically a Grand Slam tournament, the BNP Paribas Open. But it's pretty close. After 12 days in the desert, herewith 40 thoughts—as opposed to our customary 50—from Indian Wells.
• Naomi Osaka has arrived. It’s that simple. Part Haitian, part American, part Japanese and wholly awesome, she won the women’s title beating all manner of opponent by hitting through them. She followed a demolition of top-ranked Simona Halep by routing Daria Kasatkina 6-3, 6-2 in the final for the biggest title of her career—for now, anyway.
• Early in the tournament, a coach who will go nameless claimed to me that there was only one player in the tournament who was unafraid of Roger Federer.