NEW YORK – American Taylor Fritz will take on either compatriot Ben Shelton or Italian Fabio Fognini as he begins his title defence at Indian Wells this week, with top-ranked Iga Swiatek facing a potential third-round showdown with 2019 champion Bianca Andreescu.

Fritz battled through excruciating pain to end Rafael Nadal’s 20-match winning run and claim his first Masters 1000 championship in 2022 and will hope for another fairy-tale finish after the main draw was announced on Monday.