It’s time for the third round at the BNP Paribas Open, which means seeds go head to head for the first time if they advanced that far. 

Here are five matches to watch on Sunday, headlined by a rematch between two prodigious young talents:

Mirra Andreeva vs. Clara Tauson 

Mirra Andreeva last month became the youngest player to win a WTA 1000 event since the series began in 2009.  But the 17-year-old already knows what life is like on the tennis circuit. It never stops. Andreeva knew she had to reset.

“I like to think that what happened happened, and of course after my win in Dubai, it felt amazing,” she told BNPParibasopen.com. “I felt a lot of adrenaline, and I was of course super happy to win the tournament. “But now, it's been almost two weeks, I think maybe even more. Now I have to prepare for this tournament, I have to show my best tennis here, as well.”

Andreeva avoided a hangover in her first match against Varvara Gracheva, although there were twists. She led the first set 5-1 and trailed in the second 4-0 on the way to a 7-5, 6-4 win. 

Who did she beat in the Dubai final? None other than ferocious ball striker Clara Tauson, 21.. Both sit in the top five in the calendar year standings. Tauson leads the women’s tour in wins in 2025, with one coming against World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka in Dubai.  She edged Naomi Osaka’s conqueror, Camila Osorio, in the second round. 

Daniil Medvedev vs. Alex Michelsen

Daniil Medvedev continues to tussle with the conditions in Indian Wells — but he also continues to win in the desert. The “Octopus” reeled in Yunchaokete Bu on Friday night in a contest that featured extended rallies and more than a few  dazzling points. The reigning two-time finalist finished with a tidy 23 winners to just 22 unforced errors against the Chinese baseliner, who gained new fans with his gutsy display. 

Now Medvedev gets Alex Michelsen, who can’t stop climbing in the rankings. Last year the 20-year-old California native was ranked 80th in Indian Wells. This year, he moved up to No. 32 and even had a bye. He continues to tweak his game, including getting up to the net more.  Michelsen bids for a second top 10 win and first on home soil. 

Iga Swiatek vs. Dayana Yastremska  

Iga Swiatek is trying something new this year in Indian Wells — cooking. “I'm reading this book about cooking, so I tried some new things on this trip since we have a house and we have a huge kitchen and it's very comfortable,” said Swiatek. The Pole intended to make baked oatmeal with apple and a pasta with tuna. 

It seems like a match made in heaven, since the two-time champ frequently dishes out bagels and breadsticks. One of her recent bagels came in Dubai — against Dayana Yastremska. 

But Yastremska, who remains one of the biggest hitters in the game, owns a win over Swiatek. That came in 2019. Maybe more relevantly, the Grand Slam quarterfinalist only dropped 10 games in her first two matches this week.  Yastremska feasted on second serves in beating three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur 6-3, 6-1 in round two.

Matteo Berrettini vs. Stefanos Tsitsipas

Matteo Berrettini told Italian website Ubitennis that he wanted to get another crack at Stefanos Tsitsipas after a tough loss to the Greek in Dubai last month.  The Italian, now 1-5 aganst Tsitsipas, gets his wish. 

The duo — Grand Slam finalists who lost to Novak Djokovic in those Slam finals — are both resurgent.  Entering Dubai with a 3-4 record in 2025, Tsitsipas went all the way to return to the top 10 for the first time since last May. 

Berrettini seems to be back to full health after injuries sent his ranking spiraling outside the top 100.  After making four ATP finals in 2024, Berrettini found himself back inside the top 30 in Dubai. Twelve months ago, he began his upturn by making a Challenger final in Phoenix. 

Danielle Collins vs. Elina Svitolina 

These two are among the toughest competitors on tour. They showed it again Friday, each winning three-set battles. Another thing they have in common? Not necessarily consistently going deep in Tennis Paradise. 

Danielle Collins hasn’t gotten past the third round since her breakthrough tournament in 2018, while Elina Svitolina’s lone run to the quarterfinals— which ended in the semifinal — came a year later. 

Collins and her power game hold a 2-0 record against Svitolina and she hasn’t lost more than two games in a set.  Since her comeback after becoming a mom, Svitolina, though, has stepped up her own aggressiveness.