If the Grand Slams were five, Indian Wells would undoubtedly be the fifth pillar in the highest echelons of tennis competition. The inaugural edition of this monumental event took place in 1978 in Tucson, Arizona. Over time, the current Master 1000 has moved to one of California’s most fascinating and polarizing locations: the Coachella Valley. Today, this ever-expanding tennis garden, surrounded by the well-known desert flora and equally famous topography of the Golden State, represents an Eldorado of aces and volleys, a must-stop destination for the cosmopolitan tennis jet set.

The distinctive aesthetic quest of Alexander Aguiar reveals the essence of this unique tennis realm, where the fusion of blinding sunlight, earthy red and palm green hues, and ATP-WTA excellence crafts the identity of a magical, scorching, and whirlwind sports sanctuary. It also contextualizes some of its most recent stars, who this year saw Draper and Andreeva triumph in singles, while the pairs Pavic-Arevalo, Schuurs-Muhammad, and Errani-Vavassori dominated in the doubles categories.

Welcome to Indian Wells.