There is a very exciting draw for the women’s singles in Indian Wells, despite five WTA players withdrawing from the event. An example of that is Venus Williams continuing her legendary career on day 1. Her match is one of four predicted in this article. We at LWOT also predict all the other WTA contests taking place on the first day in Indian Wells, including Danielle Collins vs Erika Andreeva. Who do you think will advance?

These two have played doubles together on many occasions, including as recently as this year’s Abu Dhabi Open a few weeks ago. Although Sorribes Tormo leads the head-to-head, Bouzkova won their most recent meeting in 2022. Expect many long rallies between two players who are adept at extending rallies in their singles matches. On a hard court, Bouzkova is the favourite. The slow conditions in Indian Wells might help Sorribes Tormo somewhat, but I do not think that will be enough for her to topple her doubles partner.

This is a great opportunity for both players to get a win at the WTA 1000 level, with each woman ranked outside the Top 100. Parrizas-Diaz came through qualifying, while Kessler was given a wildcard for the tournament. Kessler won her first Grand Slam main-draw match at the Australian Open this year. She then came close to beating the eventual quarterfinalist Linda Noskova in the next round. In front of home support in Indian Wells, she could find some extra inspiration to overcome her Spanish opponent.