Ashleigh Barty, Naomi Osaka, Aryna Sabalenka and Bianca Vanessa Andreescu are all going to play the upcoming Rogers Cup. The tournament will be played from the 9th of August and the defending champion is Bianca Andreescu who won the event in 2019 after Serena Williams had to withdraw from the final with injury. The Rogers Cup did not take place in 2020 because of the global pandemic
Montreal tournament director Eugene Lapierre commented: “We are delighted to welcome the likes of Ashleigh Barty, Naomi Osaka and Aryna Sabalenka, as well as Bianca Andreescu, who we know will get a reception for the ages from our passionate fans in Montreal.”
This is great news. There was a question mark about Naomi Osaka after the world number 2 pulled out from the French Open and Wimbledon for mental health issues.
Entry list
This is the latest entry list:
Main Draw Singles
1 Barty, Ashleigh (AUS)
2 Osaka, Naomi (JPN)
3 Sabalenka, Aryna (BLR)
4 Kenin, Sofia (USA)
5 Andreescu, Bianca (CAN)
6 Svitolina, Elina (UKR)
7 Pliskova, Karolina (CZE)
8 Swiatek, Iga (POL)
10 Muguruza, Garbiñe (ESP)
11 Bencic, Belinda (SUI)
12 Kvitova, Petra (CZE)
13 Krejcikova, Barbora (CZE)
14 Azarenka, Victoria (BLR)
15 Brady, Jennifer (USA)
17 Mertens, Elise (BEL)
18 Pavlyuchenkova, Anastasia (RUS)
19 Sakkari, Maria (GRE)
20 Rybakina, Elena (KAZ)
22 Kerber, Angelique (GER)
23 Jabeur, Ons (TUN)
24 Muchova, Karolina (CZE)
25 Gauff, Cori (USA)
26 Keys, Madison (USA)
27 Pegula, Jessica (USA)
28 Kontaveit, Anett (EST)
29 Badosa, Paula (ESP)
30 Ostapenko, Jelena (LAT)
31 Kasatkina, Daria (RUS)
32 Martic, Petra (CRO)
33 Kudermetova, Veronika (RUS)
34 Alexandrova, Ekaterina (RUS)
35 Riske, Alison (USA)
36 Podoroska, Nadia (ARG)
37 Cirstea, Sorana (ROU)
38 Konta, Johanna (GBR)
39 Vondrousova, Marketa (CZE)
40 Rogers, Shelby (USA)
42 Putintseva, Yulia (KAZ)
43 Linette, Magda (POL)
44 Yastremska, Dayana (UKR)
45 Vekic, Donna (CRO)
46 Sorribes Tormo, Sara (ESP)
48 Golubic, Viktorija (SUI)
Alternates
49 Collins, Danielle (USA)
51 Tomljanovic, Ajla (AUS)
52 Ferro, Fiona (FRA)
54 Sevastova, Anastasija (LAT)
55 Samsonova, Liudmila (RUS)
Ashleigh Barty in 2021
At the moment ranked no.1, the Australian played her last match on the 10th of July when she overcame world no.7 Karolina Pliskova 6-3 6-7(4) 6-3 in the final in Wimbledon to win her 12th career title.
Currently, during this season Barty has achieved a compiled 35-6 match record. Barty clinched 4 titles in 2021 in Melbourne, in Miami, in Stuttgart and in Wimbledon. The Australian was the runner-up in Madrid.
Naomi Osaka in 2021
Ranked world no.2, the Japanese played her last match on the 30th of May when she beat world no.74 Patricia Maria Tig 6-4 7-6(4) in the 1st round in French Open (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Japanese has managed to achieve an overall 14-3 win-loss record. Osaka conquered 1 title at the Australian Open.
Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka played each other 4 times. Their head to head is 2-2. The last time they played each other, Naomi Osaka won 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the final in Beijing (China Open) in October 2019.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Aryna Sabalenka in 2021
Ranked world no.3 (career-high), Sabalenka played her last match on the 8th of July when she was overcome by world no.7 Karolina Pliskova 5-7 6-4 6-4 in the semifinal in Wimbledon (draw).
Until now, during this year Sabalenka has a 34-11 win-loss record. Sabalenka conquered 2 titles in 2021 in Abu Dhabi and in Madrid. Aryna was the finalist in Stuttgart.
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in 2021
Now ranked no.5, Andreescu played her last match on the 30th of June when she surrendered to world no.66 Alize Cornet 6-2 6-1 in the 1st round in Wimbledon (draw).
At the moment, during this season the Canadian has a 12-7 record. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu’s best result of the year was reaching the final in Miami.
Aryna Sabalenka and Bianca Vanessa Andreescu played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Sabalenka. When they played, Aryna Sabalenka won 2-6 6-4 6-3 in the 2nd round in Manchester (Manchester) in June 2017.
Ashleigh Barty, Naomi Osaka |
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