Andy Murray will begin his BNP Paribas Open campaign in the early hours of Sunday morning after being given a bye to the second round at Indian Wells.
Murray will face Spain's Guillermo Garcia-Lopez after 0430 GMT (2030 local time) in California.
Meanwhile, Murray and brother Jamie have been drawn against Colin Fleming and Ross Hutchins in an all-British men's doubles encounter.
Last weekend, Fleming and Hutchins won their second title together in Florida.
However, Murray is the sole remaining British hope in the singles after fellow Scot Elena Baltacha was beaten by Germany's Julia Goerges in her second-round match.
Murray is seeded fourth at Indian Wells, and some of the better-known names in the same quarter of the draw include Viktor Troicki, Gilles Simon, John Isner and Mardy Fish.
First, he will be hoping to avoid a repeat of his shock defeat at the first hurdle by Donald Young in last year's compeition.
Murray, who has recently taken on Ivan Lendl as his coach, admitted: "We have a lot in common.
"We both like hard work. He was one of the first guys to start taking the physical side of the game seriously.
"He hasn't come in with a massive ego and told everybody what to do."