By David Bartholow
Fragments of time from tennis paradise, 2023 edition.
Above: The 2023 BNP Paribas Open starring Carlos Alcaraz, Elena Rybakina, Aryna Sabalenka, Daniil Medvedev, Iga Swiatek, Francis Tiafoe, Jannik Sinner, Maria Sakkari, Taylor Fritz, Felix Auger-Aliassime, Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Ons Jabeur, Diego Schwartzman, Ben Shelton, Emma Radacanu, Stefanos Tsitsipas, Barbora Krejčíková, Paula Badosa, Andy Murray, Richard Gasquet, Stan Wawrinka, Petra Kvitova, Caroline Garcia, Bianca Andreescu, Dominic Thiem, Casper Ruud, Andrey Rublev, Denis Shapovalov, Daria Kasatkina and Karen Khachanov.