Venus Williams and Wozniacki receive wild cards for Indian Wells

Venus Williams and Caroline Wozniacki have received wild cards to compete in the Indian Wells tournament next month.

Williams, a seven-time Grand Slam champion, has not played since losing in the first round to qualifier Greet Minnen at last year's U.S. Open.

The 43-year-old American and former world number one will return to Indian Wells for the first time since 2019, where she reached the quarter-finals.

Wozniacki, 33, returned to the circuit last year after a three-year hiatus following the births of her two children. She made it to the fourth round of the US Open, where she lost to eventual champion Coco Gauff, and the second round of the Australian Open last month.

Denmark's Wozniacki, a former world number one and Australian Open champion in 2018, will return to Indian Wells after a five-year absence. She won in 2011.

The BNP Paribas Open will be held at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden from March 6-17.

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