Saturday in Indian Wells was hot. Temperatures reached 85 degrees in the desert, and a lack of humidity can cause players to easily get sapped of energy. One does not know they are getting dehydrated until it is often too late. Sunday should have better weather for all involved.
The player with the trickiest form might be Jack Draper. The Brit defeated Carlos Alcaraz in a late Saturday match that went three sets. Draper appeared to suffer from the heat in a second set that he dropped 0-6. He was able to rebound to take the third set 6-4, but how much stamina he has left is anyone's wonder.
His opponent in the final, Holger Rune, won in straight sets earlier in the day against Daniil Medvedev, so conditioning should not be too much of an issue for the Dane. The good news for Draper is that the heat won't be quite as bad on Sunday.
Weather for the 2025 BNP Paribas Open finals should be a perfect day in Indian Wells
On the women's side, neither Aryna Sabalenka nor her finals foe, Mirra Andreeva, should have any concerns with the weather or fitness. Sabalenka destroyed Madison Keys in her semifinal, while Andreeva took three sets to defeat Iga Swiatek. Both of those matches, however, took place on Friday, so the players had a day of relative rest before Sunday's final.
The WTA side of the final is scheduled to begin at 11 am PT (2 pm ET), and according to the Weather Channel, temperatures should be almost perfect. At the start of the match, it will be 67 degrees with a light wind. If the match goes two hours, the temps will still only be in the lower 70s.
The ATP side is scheduled to start at 2 pm PT (5 pm ET), so it's directly in the middle of the day. Temperatures are supposed to hold in the mid-70s, however, under partly cloudy skies with light winds.
In other words, no matter who wins between Aryna Sabalenka and Mirra Andreeva or Holger Rune versus Jack Draper, Sunday's weather should not be a factor. Only Draper's level of conditioning after playing in the heat late on Saturday might be an issue.