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Admission is free Tuesday as the men's qualifying rounds help continue the 2008 Pacific Life Open tennis tournament in Indian Wells.
The tournament, the world's fifth-largest, runs through March 23, and will feature top ranked players, including Maria Sharapova, Lindsay Davenport, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer and Andy Roddick.
About 320,000 spectators are expected at this year's tournament at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden, organizers said.
The ATP men's qualifying rounds begin at 10 a.m.
Men's and women's single's matches officially begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
More information about the event is available online at www.pacificlifeopen.com.