World No. 1 Carlos Alcaraz returns to the court Monday night at the 2026 Paribas Open tennis tournament with a third-round matchup against No. 26 Arthur Rinderknech. The match is scheduled to start at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT) with Tennis Channel and streaming on-demand.
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Alcaraz breezed through the second round at Indian Wells with a straight-sets victory over Grigor Dimitrov (6-2, 6-3) after advancing with a first-round bye. The 22-year-old is seeking his third straight tournament win to open the 2026 season after beating Novak Djokovic to win the Australian Open and taking the Qatar ExxonMobil Open to improve to 12-0 on the season. Alcaraz already claims seven Grand Slam wins and 26 ATP Tour events overall.
#1 Carlos Alcaraz vs. #26 Arthur Rinderknech
Paribas Open Tennis 2026
Third-round match at a glance
When: Monday, March 9 at 9 p.m. ET (6 p.m. CT)
Where: Indian Wells Tennis Garden, Indian Wells, Calif.
TV channel: Tennis Channel
Live streams: FuboTV (free trial) | DirecTV (free trial) | Sling (low intro rate)
Rinderknech is a 30-year-old pro from France who advanced into the third round by way of a bye and a walkover victory over Juan Manuel Cerundolo in the second round. He and Alcaraz also met in Qatar in February in a first-round match that Alcaraz took in straight sets, but with ample resistance from Rinderknech in a 4-6, 6-7 (5-7) final.
Paribas Open Tennis 2026: Live Streaming Options
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