INDIAN WELLS, Calif. (AP) — The BNP Paribas Open featuring the men's and women's combined tennis tours will expand the men's event from one week to two when it returns in October after a 2 1/2-year hiatus because of the coronavirus pandemic.
The event will be played Oct. 4-17 at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden.
The first-ever fall edition of the tournament was already scheduled to include a 96-player singles draw and 32-team doubles draw, and now the men's event will have the same size fields.
When the fall date was first announced in July, the men's event was limited to a 56-player singles draw and 28-team doubles draw.
The tournament will require all fans, staff, sponsors and vendors to be fully vaccinated to gain access.