“I don’t think I’m in a position to succeed in such tournaments. That’s why I decided to skip both,” the 25-year-old Australian said in a statement. Barty plans to return to the courts in April, when she wants to play for Australia in the Billie Jean King Cup.
The defeated finalist of the inaugural grand slam tournament, Danielle Collins, will not perform at Indian Wells. The American, who gave up the second round match with Markéta Vondroušová in Dubai in mid-February, is still not fit.
In California, Karolína Plíšková is going to return to the WTA circuit after a fracture of her right hand. The Czech tennis player was injured in December during training and has not played yet this season.
The Indian Wells tournament, nicknamed the fifth grand slam, is scheduled for March 9-20. It will be played in Miami a week later.
