The list of players to withdraw from the 2026 Indian Wells Open has grown, but a trio of seeded stars who were stuck in Dubai are set to compete.<\/p>\n
Main draw play in the Californian desert began on Wednesday, and before the men\u2019s and women\u2019s singles draws were made on Tuesday, 17 players had pulled out of Indian Wells across both <\/a>events<\/a>.<\/p>\n The number of withdrawals has now increased to 19, with one WTA player and one ATP player pulling out after the draw and before their scheduled first round matches.<\/p>\n Both the men\u2019s and women\u2019s singles draws at the combined ATP\/WTA 1000 tournament feature 96 players, including 32 seeds \u2014 who each receive an opening round bye.<\/p>\n WTA Indian Wells withdrawal list<\/p>\n World No 70 Eva Lys became the eighth player to pull out of the women\u2019s event in Indian Wells. Since the 24-year-old German withdrew after the draw was made, her place has been taken by Dalma Galfi \u2014 a lucky loser (player who lost in qualifying).<\/p>\n Lois Boisson, the world No 37, is the highest-ranked woman to withdraw, while Czech Grand Slam champions Barbora Krejcikova and Marketa Voundrousova are the most accomplished absentees.<\/p>\n Lois Boisson (world No 37) \u2013 replaced by Oksana Selekhmeteva More Tennis News<\/p>\n Indian Wells Open: Daniil Medvedev breaks silence after \u2018Hollywood movie\u2019 journey from Dubai<\/a><\/p>\n Juan Carlos Ferrero calls for Carlos Alcaraz meeting after \u2018separating himself\u2019 from world No 1 <\/a><\/p>\n Want more from Tennis365? Add us as a preferred source on Google to your favourites list<\/a> for tennis coverage you can trust.<\/p>\n ATP Indian Wells withdrawal list<\/p>\n World No 76 Arthur Cazaux has been replaced by lucky loser Vit Kopriva in the men\u2019s draw after pulling out prior to his opening match.<\/p>\n This has taken the number of withdrawals in the men\u2019s event to 11, with Holger Rune and Tallon Griekspoor the two absentees who would have been seeded.<\/p>\n Holger Rune (world No 18) \u2013 replaced by Quentin Halys Dubai trio set to play in Indian Wells after uncertainty<\/p>\n Daniil Medvedev, Andrey Rublev and Karen Khachanov\u2019s participation in Indian Wells looked in serious doubt after they were all stuck in Dubai following the ATP 500 event last week amid conflict in the Middle East.<\/p>\n The Russian trio have all managed to arrive in California in time to play, though, after a journey via Oman and Istanbul<\/a>.<\/p>\n Medvedev is the No 11 seed in Indian Wells, while Khachanov and Rublev are seeded 16th and 17th.<\/p>\n
\nElisabetta Cocciaretto (world No 42) \u2013 replaced by Camila Osorio
\nMarketa Vondrousova (world No 46) \u2013 replaced by Kimberly Birrell
\nBarbora Krejcikova (world No 53) \u2013 replaced by Zhang Shuai
\nVeronika Kudermetova (world No 56) \u2013 replaced by Zeynep Sonmez
\nDaria Kasatkina (world No 60) \u2013 replaced by Rebecca Sramkova
\nEva Lys (world No 70) \u2013 replaced by Dalma Galfi
\nWang Yafan (world No 355 \u2013 entered with protected ranking) \u2013 replaced by Ella Seidel<\/p>\n
\nTallon Griekspoor (world No 25) \u2013 replaced by Roberto Bautista Agut
\nJaume Munar (world No 36) \u2013 replaced by Aleksandar Kovacevic
\nTomas Machac (world No 50) \u2013 replaced by Emilio Nava
\nLorenzo Sonego (world No 61) \u2013 replaced by James Duckworth
\nArthur Cazaux (world No 76) \u2013 replaced by Vit Kopriva
\nEliot Spizzirri (world No 78) \u2013 replaced by Alexander Shevchenko
\nAlexandre Muller (world No 81) \u2013 replaced by Jan-Lennard Struff
\nFilip Misolic (world No 84) \u2013 replaced by Adam Walton
\nPedro Martinez (world No 106) \u2013 replaced by Jacob Fearnley
\nShang Juncheng (world No 261 \u2013 entered with protected ranking) \u2013 replaced by Juan Manuel Cerundolo<\/p>\n