Williams first reached the semi-finals of Indian Wells, sometimes dubbed the "fifth slam", all the way back in 1998 and has played the event 10 times.
VENUS WILLIAMS has taken a wildcard into next month's Masters event in Indian Wells.
While Serena returned to Indian Wells in 2015, Venus made her comeback to the event the following year.
The seven-time Grand Slam champion and former world No.1 played at Indian Wells in 2024 following a further five-year absence, losing in round one to Nao Hibino.
Writing an essay in Time magazine ahead of her Indian Wells return in 2015, Serena revealed that some of her treatment had been racist in nature.
