 What's going on everybody welcome back to another draw preview and we have a massive WTA 1000 event in Dubai this week, and it's got some big names playing this feels like a mini grand slam But unfortunately we've got a lot of names out. So let's go to the withdrawals So starting at the top of the withdrawals we have Andrescu. She's pulled out with injury But he also out injured Brady's out Collins defending champion Samona hell of she is also out Kenan's not playing Lynette Mikova puttenseva risk Strikava Veckage is not playing she's injured and Zhang is also not playing this event So a lot of names not playing this one. All right, let's go to the top of the draw There are 16 seeds in this event the top eight seeds get a buy in the first round and the number one seeds Fetalina she gets a buy in the first round she'll buy the winner of Wang versus Kuznetsova in the second round So not an easy start there force Fetalina Then we have Teague versus Osta Penko winner that's gonna play the Krajikova Well, the number 16 sees Sakari in the second round and we've got the number 11 seed keys She gets a qualifier in the first round the winner of that match is gonna play either Sigermond or Potapova in the second round Then we have Pavlechenkova versus Kudamatova in the first round battle of the Russians winner That's gonna play against number six seed Benchich in the second round So a lot of informed players at the moment in this part of the draw This is not an easy draw especially for someone like Fetalina who is representing as the top seed in this event Even though she's the number five ranked in the world. She's the top seed a lot of pressure on her She's gonna have to play players like Sakari Kuznetsova might be her second round opponent and Benchich She's doing okay at the moment as well. All right second part of the draw We have number four seed Kovinova who just won in Doha last week So she's in some form she gets a buy in the first round She'll have the winner of Bodosa versus Taikman in the second round Then we have Jabor versus Sinyakova winner that's gonna play either Zheng Well the number 14 seed Rybakina in the second round Then we have the number 12 seed Vondrasova gets a qualifier in the first round winner That's gonna play either wild card Goff or Alexandrova in the second round So Goff she gets a wild card into this event We all know that Coco is very dangerous as an unseated player There may be a qualifier versus Plishkova in the first round and this is the sister of Plishkova Of course winner of that match is gonna play against number five seed Bertens in the second round So Kiki Bertens coming back from injury still trying to find her feet though Because she didn't play well last week So she's still on the comeback trail and hoping to get a couple of wins this week But the standout name for me in this one is clearly Kovinova She's in form and she's played well in these conditions only a week ago last week she played amazing So she's in form. She's the one to watch. All right, the third quarter of the draw We have the number eight seed Spiontek getting a buy in the first round She'll play the winner of a qualifier versus Hercog in the second round Then we have Anissa Mova versus a qualifier winner of that match It's gonna play either another qualifier or the number nine seed Mugaruta Who I think has been one of the best players of 2021 She made a couple of finals and she also had a match point against Australian Open Champion Osaka as well So it's Mugaruta very unlucky not to have won a title so far this year She is the name to watch out in this event She's full of confidence especially making the Doha final last week and she could be playing Spiontek in the third round, which is a crazy match Then we have Contovit the number 15 seed versus Babos in the first round Winner of that's gonna play the Castella or a qualifier in the first round Then we have Kornay versus Kazakina Winner of that's gonna play against number three seed Sabalenka We had a very poor week last week. She lost in her first match last week She'll be looking to redeem herself in this one And she has a decent draw in the first couple of rounds But then she's probably gonna have to play the Mugaruta or Spiontek after the third round So it's gonna be tough for her But Sabalenka she likes a challenge and she'll be looking to get her form back after a poor week last week Alright the bottom quarter of the draw we have Azarenka the number seven seed who pulled out injured last week in Doha With a back problem. So we'll keep it on her. Her second round opponent will be the winner of Kerber or Garcia So that's a tough second round there for Azarenka, especially if she's not a hundred percent Then we have Rodgers versus a qualifier. Winner of that's gonna play the Ferro or the number 10 seed Mertens who's always a sneaky player, especially when she's a low seed in an event like this Watch out for Mertens. She could sneak through the draw, especially if Azarenka is not a hundred percent Then we have the number 13 seed Martich versus Mladjanovic in the first round Winner of that's gonna play the Svettava or Pagula in the second round and Pagula has been in great form lately So keep it on her. Sevastova versus Perra will play in the first round winner of that's gonna play against number two seed Pleskava who to be honest has been very bad in 2021 She has not lived up to her top 10 ranking at all yet Maybe this tournament is the tournament that she needs to really get herself into that winners column And maybe she gets those championship from this one. Who knows maybe she makes a final I think that'd be a good result and she has a good draw She has no real worries except for maybe Mertens and Azarenka But again Azarenka big question mark after last week getting the back injury So you have it some big names in this one Of course some big names not playing but it's still a stacked event a lot of top 10 players a lot of Informed players as well very hard to pick who's gonna win this one. Let me know down in the comments below Who are you picking to win this event? So looking through all the seeds here? We've got some players that have played really well We've got some players that have had bad weeks over the last couple of weeks But I'm gonna go with Sabalenka because I think Sabalenka after last week having such a poor performance It's gonna come out with a bit of fire underneath her and we'll be looking to get some revenge over a poor week last week So I'm gonna go with Sabalenka who loves to play in these hot conditions again Let me know down in the comments below. Who do you think's gonna win this one? So the Dubai championships the first WTA 1000 event of the year. That's gonna be a good one