Nuno Borges and Arthur Rinderknech will square off in the 1st round of the BNP Paribas Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 6:30 pm on STADIUM 5. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Nuno Borges who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Nuno Borges is the pick to win this match.
Nuno Borges -> 1.5
Arthur Rinderknech -> 2.59

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Prediction and head to head Nuno Borges vs. Arthur Rinderknech

There is no head to head record between Nuno Borges and Arthur Rinderknech since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Nuno Borges

Nuno Borges

11 - 7win/loss

Hard
9-5
I Hard
1-1
Clay
1-1
Rank
41
High
30
WWLWLLWLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 21-16 11-8 9-7 1-1 0-0 0-0
2024 33-26 20-12 13-7 0-4 0-3 0-0
2023 37-26 20-11 8-7 6-4 3-4 0-0
2022 49-26 7-5 28-13 11-5 3-3 0-0
2021 52-21 6-4 46-17 0-0 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 36, the Portuguese will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in Dubai where he lost 4-6 6-3 7-5 to Auger-Aliassime in the 2nd round on the 26th of February.

Borges has a compiled 10-7 win-loss record in 2025, 8-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Borges’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in Auckland.

Talking about his overall career, Borges has an overall 293-140 record. He has a positive 144-57 record on hard.

Previously in Indian Wells

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2024. See his history.

Indian Wells
Borges's Record

Arthur Rinderknech

Arthur Rinderknech

2 - 8win/loss

Hard
1-6
I Hard
1-2
Rank
75
High
42
LLWLLWLWLL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 7-18 1-8 5-8 1-2 0-0 0-0
2024 38-33 16-13 6-7 12-8 4-5 0-0
2023 27-30 5-9 10-6 8-9 4-6 0-0
2022 37-23 18-11 6-4 12-5 1-3 0-0
2021 53-30 3-3 18-10 26-15 6-2 0-0

Ranked no. 73, Arthur will start his run in Indian Wells after he played his last match in Acapulco where he lost 6-4 6-3 to Ruud in the 1st round on the 24th of February.

Arthur has a compiled 2-7 win-loss record in 2025, 1-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, Arthur has an overall 293-191 record. He has a positive 101-66 record on hard.

Previously in Indian Wells

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022 and 2023. See his history.

Indian Wells
Rinderknech's Record

Tennis Scores in Indian Wells

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  • Christopher O ConnellO ConnellRoberto Carballes BaenaCarballes Baena (6-3 0-6 6-1) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Tallon GriekspoorGriekspoorMiomir KecmanovicKecmanovic (6-75 6-4 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Fabian MarozsanMarozsanPedro Martinez Portero
    Martinez Portero (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Colton SmithSmithFlavio CobolliCobolli (3-6 6-2 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Bu YunchaoketeYunchaoketeNishesh BasavareddyBasavareddy (7-5 6-4) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Tristan BoyerBoyerAleksandar VukicVukic (4-6 6-2 7-64) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Kei NishikoriNishikoriJaume Antoni Munar ClarAntoni Munar Clar (6-2 5-7 7-63) – Stats, scores, rankings
  • Roman SafiullinRomanReilly OpelkaReilly (7-5 6-4) – See score progression

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