Serena Williams and Emma Raducanu are confirmed to play in the WTA 1000 that will be staged in Toronto at the beginning of August. The tournament also has the participation of home favorites Bianca Andreescu and Leylah Annie Fernandez. Leylah Annie will be back to competitions after she missed Wimbledon after she fractured her foot.
The defending champion will be Camila Giorgi, who defeated Karolina Pliskova in last year’s final.
Serena Williams in 2022
Ranked world no.276, Serena played her last match on the 28th of June when she capitulated to world no.115 Harmony Tan 7-5 1-6 7-6(7) in the 1st round in Wimbledon (draw).
Currently, during this year Serena has achieved an overall 0-1 match record.
Emma Raducanu in 2022
At the moment ranked no.10 (career-high), Emma played her last match on the 29th of June when she surrendered to world no.48 Caroline Garcia 6-3 6-3 in the 2nd round in Wimbledon (draw).
Currently, during this season the Brit achieved a composed 9-12 win-loss record.
Serena Williams and Emma Raducanu have never played each other.
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in 2022
Currently ranked no.51, the Canadian played her last match on the 30th of June when she was defeated by world no.23 Elena Rybakina 6-4 7-6(5) in the 2nd round in Wimbledon (draw).
This year the Canadian has a 12-7 match record. Bianca Vanessa Andreescu’s most significant result of the current season was getting to the final in Bad Homburg.
Leylah Annie Fernandez in 2022
At the moment ranked no.14 (career-high), Leylah played her last match on the 31st of May when she was defeated by world no.26 Martina Trevisan 6-2 6-7(3) 6-3 in the quarter in the French Open (draw).
At present, during this year the Canadian has a 16-8 record. Leylah has won 1 title in Monterrey.
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu and Leylah Annie Fernandez played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Andreescu. When they played, Bianca Vanessa Andreescu won 6-1 6-4 in the 2nd round in Granby (Granby) in July 2018.