Who are confirmed wildcards for BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells including Thiem, Kenin and son of Tracy Austin, Brandon Holt

The BNP Paribas Open Indian Wells has confirmed players such as Dominic Thiem, Sofia Kenin, Wu Yibing and Brandon Holt as some of the tournament's wild cards.

Indian Wells is just a few days away from starting and the organization has confirmed the 13 men and women who received a wild card to be part of the main draw. Among them are two former Grand Slam champions: Dominic Thiem and Sofia Kenin, but also several young stars who will seek to surprise the public in California.

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The Austrian player has not been able to return to his top form since facing several injuries that prevented him from playing regularly. In the South American tour, he did not achieve the expected results, losing in the second round of the Argentina Open against the Peruvian Juan Pablo Varillas and then against the Chilean Christian Garin in the Santiago Open.

The case of the American is similar, as injuries caused her ranking to drop, and she is currently ranked No. 149 in the world. Since the last Australian Open, she has a record of 1-4 and will seek to earn points in Indian Wells that will help her advance in the WTA rankings.

On the men's side, 23-year-old Wu Yibing is also noteworthy, being the first Chinese tennis player to win an ATP tournament in his great week at the Dallas Open with victories over renowned tour players like Shapovalov, Taylor Fritz, and John Isner. 24-year-old Brandon Holt, son of former world No. 1 Tracy Austin and currently ranked No. 195 in the world, is also participating.

Young Katie Volynets is another player who has had good tournaments and, at 21 years old, is expected to break out during this season, so receiving the wild card could help her earn points that allow her to access higher category tournaments. Below is the list of tennis players who received a wild card for the tournament:

Men's Singles:

Dominic Thiem

Brandon Holt

Alex Kovacevic

Wu Yibing

Jack Sock

Women's Singles:

Sofia Kenin

Katie Volynets

Ann Li

Emma Navarro

Caty McNally

Peyton Stearns

Elizabeth Mandlik

Dayana Yastremska

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