Indian Wells: Serena Williams returns to the WTA and ATP event at Indian Wells this week for the first time since 2001 while defending men's champion Novak Djokovic is seeking his fourth title.

World number one Williams, who captured her 19th Grand Slam singles crown at this year's Australian Open, announced last month in Time magazine she was ending her boycott of the tournament over racial insults from her 2001 run to the title. Williams won the Indian Wells crown in 1999 at age 17 and again in 2001 when she rallied to beat Kim Clijsters in the final after a controversial semi-final walkover when her sister Venus, who is not returning, pulled out rather than play Serena.