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Monfils, #NextGenATP star Jodar headlines the Indian Wells wildcards

The Americans Zheng, Damm and Svajda also received wildcards
February 28, 2026

Gael Monfils and #NextGenATP star Rafael Jodar are among the players who received wildcards for the BNP Paribas Open, the tournament announced on Friday.

Monfils, who is playing his final ATP Tour season, has a tournament record of 22-15, according to the Infosys ATP Win/Loss Index. The 39-year-old made his Indian Wells debut in 2005 and reached the quarter-finals in 2016 and 2019. This will be the Frenchman’s 17th appearance at Indian Wells. Last year he lost in three sets to Grigor Dimitrov in the third round.

Jodar will feature in the main draw of an ATP Masters 1000 event in Indian Wells for the first time. In the past six months, the 19-year-old has won three ATP Challenger titles, helping him qualify for the Next Gen ATP Finals presented by PIF. He also has three tour-level wins this year, including a first-round victory over Cameron Norrie at the ATP 500 event in Acapulco.

Americans Michael Zheng, Martin Damm and Zachary Svajda each also received a wildcard for the main draw. Zheng will compete in the main draw of an ATP Masters 1000 event for the first time. The 22-year-old, who posted a 24-7 record and won three titles at ATP Challenger level in 2025, played his first major main draw at this year’s Australian Open, where he shocked Sebastian Korda in the opening round.

Damm recently enjoyed a dream run at the ATP 250 event in Montpellier, upsetting Hubert Hurkacz and Roberto Bautista Agut on his way to his first tour-level semi-final. California native Svajda recently won the trophy at the ATP Challenger event in San Diego, where he defeated Korda in the final.