Former Agassi coach Brad Gilbert questions distribution of wildcards at Indian Wells: "Wonder why not same amount for ATP and WTA"

Former coach of Andre Agassi, Brad Gilbert, questioned the decision of the BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells organization regarding the Wild Cards.

The Indian Wells organization recently confirmed to players that they received an invitation to compete in the main draw of the tournament. Five invitations were given in the men's draw and eight in the women's draw, something that prompted Gilbert's reaction on Twitter.

“"Wonder why not same amount of WC’s for @atptour @WTA," said the coach and sports commentator.

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wonder 💭 why not same amount of WC’s for @atptour @WTA

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Among the players invited by the organization, highlights include Dominic Thiem, Jack Sock, and Wu Yibing, who join Alex Kovacivic and Brandon Holt. On the women's side, the main name is former World No. 4 Sofia Kenin, who will be joined by six American players: Caty McNally, Ann Li, Katie Volynets, Emma Navarro, Peyton Stearns, and Elizabeth Mandlik. Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska will also be part of the draw.

The draws for the men's and women's brackets will take place on March 6, and will begin on March 8 with the qualifying results defined. The 2022 tournament champions are American Taylor Fritz, who defeated Rafael Nadal in the final, and world No. 1 Iga Swiatek, who won the final against Greek Maria Sakkari. Both will play the tournament looking to repeat their crown