BNP Paribas Open Matches To Watch on Day 1

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Published: March 10, 2011

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It's the first day of the main draw of the BNP Paribas Open, and while the giants of the game don't take the court until the second round, that won't stop some very exciting tennis from being played today. 

Throughout the next week-and-a-half, we'll be showcasing several matches to watch every day as Indian Wells once again takes center stage.

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Donald Young (USA) vs. Potito Starace (Italy) - Young qualified for this slot with a win yesterday, and faces the 29-year-old Starace, a former Top 30 player now sitting 47th in the world with a 7-6 record to start 2011. Starace is on a three-match losing streak, and doesn't have much of a track record at Indian Wells, with an all-time record of 1-5. He's never faced the 21-year-old Young, ranked 143rd in the world. 

Young's had plenty of qualifying success this year, winning thrice at the Ausralian Open and thrice at Delray Beach, only to lose in those tournaments' first rounds. It was here three years ago that an 18-year-old Young made the third round before falling to Rafael Nadal. The winner draws Andy Murray in the second round.

Ryan Sweeting (USA) vs. Marcel Granollers (Spain) - Sweeting whipped Samuel Groth to reach the main draw in his quest to break through to the top 100 to stay (he's currently 105th). The 23-year-old is coming off a great run to the quarterfinals at Delray Beach, upsetting Sam Querrey in the fourth round. This is his second time in the main draw at Indian Wells, after reaching the second round in 2009. He'll face the 50th-ranked Granollers for the first time. Granollers has struggled out of the gate in 2011 at 2-5, and this is only his second time at Indian Wells.

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