Ostrava [Czech Republic], October 1 (ANI): World No. 1 Iga Swiatek leads a robust draw on the 2022 Ostrava Open, a WTA 500-level indoor hard-court event in Ostrava, Czech Republic.
Along with the reigning US Open champion, Ostrava options 4 of the WTA Tour Top 10 and a complete of seven main champions, together with Elena Rybakina, Emma Raducanu, and Jelena Ostapenko.
Coming off a semifinal run in Seoul, Raducanu will face No.5 seed Daria Kasatkina within the first spherical of the Ostrava Open. Ostrava shall be Kasatkina’s first event for the reason that US Open. The winner of the primary spherical match will face both Seoul champion Ekaterina Alexandrova or Victoria Azarenka within the second spherical.
Swiatek tops the draw, with No.3 Paula Badosa, defending champion and No.4 Anett Kontaveit, and No.7 Maria Sakkari rounding out the Top 4 seeds. In her opening match, Swiatek will face both Tokyo semifinalist Zhang Shuai or a qualifier. No.2 seed Badosa will face both Petra Kvitova or a qualifier.
Kontaveit and Sakkari head into Ostrava off confidence-boosting weeks in Tallinn and Parma, respectively. Kontaveit superior to the semifinals in her dwelling event in Tallinn and Sakkari made her first last since Indian Wells in Parma. Sakkari will face both Karolina Pliskova or a qualifier in her first-round match. Kontaveit will face Jil Teichmann or Tereza Martincova.
Elena Rybakina and Madison Keys will sq. off for a 3rd time this season, with the American holding a 2-0 edge. Keys bested Rybakina in three units at Roland Garros and ousted the Wimbledon champion in straight units in Cincinnati.
On the opposite hand, Barbora Krejikova and Shelby Rogers will get pleasure from a resurgent week in Tallinn, the place Krejikova defeated Belinda Bencic, Beatriz Haddad Maia, Marta Kostyuk, and Ajla Tomljanovic en path to the ultimate. After a irritating singles season that has seen her rating drop to No.27, her victories over Bencic and Haddad Maia had been her first Top 20 wins since January. (ANI)