In a few days a new edition of the BNP Paribas Open will arrive, in the Californian desert of Indian Wells. This Masters 1000 event at the ATP level, as well as the WTA 1000, already has its wild cards confirmed for this event in 2022.
This edition of the classic Indian Wells will be played between March 10 and 20, and for this, the organization has announced the invitations for the final tables. Very prominent names in the men’s, highlighting the return of Murray, while Osaka and Kenin stand out in the women’s, along with a group of young American players.
male box
Only five invitations to the final table this season, and in all cases, what prevailed to choose the bearers of these wild cards has been experience. The most prominent is undoubtedly Andy Murrayfinalist of the tournament in 2009. The Brit repeats his place in the tournament from last edition, in a place where even in his best moments, he has not been able to produce great tennis, falling in the early rounds when he was the No.1 seed or No.2.
This tournament will mark the return of Nick Kyrgios, playing just his second tournament of the season, and his first official event outside of Australia since last year’s US Open. The other two invited players are Sam Querrey and Jack Socktwo locals with a lot of experience, but now they are far from finding their best versions, although they could always generate some surprises on fast tracks.
- Andy Murray (GBR)
- Nick Kyrgios (AUS)
- Sam Querrey (USA)
- Jack Sock (USA)
- WC
female draw
Among the female guests, of course, two Grand Slam champions stand out who are not having a good time. Naomi Osaka She has been champion of the tournament in 2018, and now she needs to recover her ranking after her failed title defense at the Australian Open, which made her lose more than 70 places. Slightly more complicated scenario for Sofia Keninwho after that conquest in Melbourne in 2020, and then his final at Roland Garros in that year, could not find good results again.
Repeated wild cards for both Claire Liu how to Katie Volynetswho have already been playing frequently on the WTA circuit, with an age similar to that of Emma Navarro and Hailey Baptiste. For their part, the younger Elvina Kalieva and Robin Montgomeryare just coming out of the Junior level and will have a great opportunity to add experience in Indian Wells.
- Naomi Osaka (JPN)
- Sofia Kenin (USA)
- Emma Navarro (USA)
- Claire Liu (USA)
- Hailey Baptiste (USA)
- Katie Volynets (USA)
- Elvina Kalieva (USA)
- Robin Montgomery (USA)
