The BNP Paribas Open held their WTA draw party on Monday and the following day 12 qualifiers filled in the final spots. The resulting draw holds compelling matches and interesting scenarios around every corner.
Top half of the draw
Naomi arrives to the desert as the defending champion and world No.1. As she has discussed, the attention surrounding her success is a bit daunting. In her quarter Danielle Collins, Caroline Wozniacki, Belinda Bencic, Anastasija Sevastova, Donna Vekic, Anett Kontaveit and of course world No.5 Karolina Pliskova will present challenges to her title defense.