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British No 1 Emma Raducanu has been handed a wild card for next month's WTA 1000 event at Indian Wells, tournament organisers announced on Thursday.
Raducanu, whose world ranking has dropped to 80, had initially been announced as the fourth main draw alternate for the tournament, which begins on March 6 and runs through until March 19.
Last month she suffered an ankle injury in Auckland before falling to American teenager Coco Gauff in the second round of the Australian Open.
Raducanu was troubled by pain in her abs early on against Gauff but bounced back to force a second set tie-break in a match that offered fans a tantalising glimpse into the future of women's tennis.