2019 - INDIAN WELLS - USA, CA

Meet Naomi Osaka the mural: Indian Wells 2019 off-court fun

From practice to piñatas, here's what all the WTA Tour stars have been getting up to in the desert as the BNP Paribas Open main draw gets underway.

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World No.1 and defending champion Naomi Osaka had a mural commemorating her 2018 title run unveiled (Getty)
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Osaka was also hard at work on the practice court with new coach Jermaine Jenkins (Jimmie48/WTA)
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This time last year, Daria Kasatkina was teaching Naomi Osaka how to hit the tweener - and 12 months on, the 2018 runner-up was of course still practising them herself (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Two-time quarterfinalist Carla Suárez Navarro honed her one-handed backhand (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Kristyna and Karolina Pliskova shared a joke during their practice session (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Serena and Venus Williams also took a sisterly breather in the desert heat (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Two-time champion Serena Williams was hard at work soon afterwards (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Donna Vekic caught sight of the camera while stretching (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Amanda Anisimova practised with ATP Acapulco champion Nick Kyrgios (Jimmie48/WTA)
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17-year-old Anisimova scored her first Top 10 win over Petra Kvitova here last year (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Two-time quarterfinalist Kvitova, who has reached a Tour-leading three finals in 2019 so far, also hit the practice courts (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Alison Riske and Julia Goerges took a light-hearted break from practice (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Elina Svitolina arrived at the Citi Taste of Tennis event with ATP Rotterdam champion Gael Monfils (Getty)
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Former doubles World No.1 Latisha Chan was also in attendance at the Citi Taste of Tennis (Getty)
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Priscilla Hon and Amanda Anisimova on the Taste of Tennis red carpet (Getty)
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Taylor Townsend and Asia Muhammad on the Taste of Tennis red carpet (Getty)
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Hua Hin champion Dayana Yastremska arrives at the Citi Taste of Tennis (Getty)
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Former World No.1 Venus Williams helped chef Richard Blais concoct a rum cocktail with liquid nitrogen at the Citi Taste of Tennis (Getty)
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Viktorija Golubic moved up eight places following her semifinal run at Guangzhou (Getty)
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Stefanie Voegele became the second Swiss qualifier, beating 2013 quarterfinalist Sara Errani to join Golubic in the main draw (Getty)
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Meanwhile, Daria Gavrilova had fun smashing a birthday piñata (Jimmie48/WTA)
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Simona Halep fields questions from the media. (Getty)
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Halep hits the practice court under ominous-looking skies. (Getty)

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