 Welcome back to tennis talk. My name's cam Williams and we have the national bank open this week the canadian open the WTA 1000 event I'm gonna have some big names playing in this one because it is a big event But there are some names that are pulled out as well. So let's go to the withdrawal list So some key players are pulled out of this one. We have alexandrover. She's pulled out world number one ash party She's pulled out the gold medalist at the olympics blinder bench it She is also pulled out Brady is pulled out Kenan Kerber french open champion krenjakova is pulled out Australian open champion Naomi Osaka's pulled out speontech also pulled out and Vondra soba is also out of this event all right starting at the top of the draw And we have 16 seeds in this one top eight seeds get a buy in the first round arena Sabalenka She's gonna be the number one seed because ash party and Naomi Osaka both not playing this event She gets a buy in the first round She was taking the winner of your stremskate and Stevens who are going at it in the first round Then we got bedossa versus gola bitch winner of that match takes on either the wildcard marino or the number 16 seed Keys in the second round then we've got the number 11 seeds Akari taking on buskova winner of that match takes on either Kudamatova or putting seba in the second round then we've got risk versus kastau winner of that match takes on the number 8 seed Victoria as a renka so pretty strong part of the draw with some really good players that are in form in 2021 of course we're gonna watch out for the two big seeds Sabalenka as a renka because Sabalenka has had a really good season on the hardcords and of course Victoria as a Renta this time last year one Cincinnati and of course made the final of the US Open so got to watch out for both of those and also Marius Akari I'm watching out for her as well because she played a really good event at the Miami Open Earlier this year on the hardcords bit disappointing at the Olympics But this is a tournament that she could definitely thrive in especially with some of the big names that are not playing So definitely got to keep an eye on Sakari as well second quarter of the draw now We've got the number 4 seed pliskema. She gets a buy in the first round She'll take on either a qualifier or Vekic who are going at it in the first round Then we've got a couple of qualifiers going at it winner of that battle is going to take on either another qualifier Well the number 14 seed McOva in the second round So a lot of qualifiers in this part of the draw then we've got the number 12 seed Rebacchina taking on Samson over in the first round winner of that match takes on either the wild card Joe or Tormo in the second round then we've got osta penko versus sinia Coba winner of that match takes on the number 5 seed Muga Ruther in the second round so interesting part of the draw here pretty wide open for me But you got to watch out for the two big seeds pliskema of course making the Wimbledon final only a couple of weeks ago Let's see if she can convert that onto the hardcords and of course Muga Ruther as well Who's had a really good hardcourt season for the clay court season. She was on fire She actually had match points against Osaka at the Australian Open as well So very very accomplished on hardcourt in 2021 and also Rebacchina Want to see how she bounces back after playing for the last couple of weeks Of course made the semi-finals of the Olympics came fourth in the Olympics So miss the podium interested to see how she does this week because we know that she can play on the hardcourts Heading to the third quarter of the draw now the top of the bottom half We've got Kovitava the number seven seed she gets a buy in the first round She awaits the winner of Tomi Anević and Ferro who are going at it in the first round Then we've got Lynette versus Potoroska winner of that match takes on either Georgie or the number nine seed Mertens in the second round then we've got the number 15 seed Coco Goff She takes on Sever Stover in the first round winner of that match takes on either a qualifier or Rodgers in the second round Then we have Zhang versus Conta winner of that match takes on the number three seed and Olympic bronze medalist Alina Svetolina so again gotta watch out for the top seeds here Kovitava hasn't done great over the last couple of months played really well in the hardcourts at the start of the year We haven't seen her play that well on the hardcourts since then of course Svetolina Bronze medal at the Olympics only a couple of weeks ago Let's see how she can back that up at this tournament as the number three seed and you've got to watch out for Coco Goff This is a tournament and probably a good part of the draw for her where she can maybe get through make the quarter finals Possibly the semi-finals so very interested to see how she does in a pretty open draw if she can get past Svetolina In the bottom quarter of the draw we've got the number six seed Samona Halib She's back We haven't seen her since the clay court season before the French open of course She pulled out of Wimbledon pulled out of the French open pulled out of the Olympics get to see her finally. She's back So let's keep an eye on her she gets a buy in the first round second round matchup It's gonna be tough though because she's got to play the Collins or Taikman who are going at it in the first round and we've got Contivate versus Pagula winner of that match takes on either a Qualifier or the number 10 seed Pavlechenkova who just won a gold medal in the mixed doubles at the Olympics Then we got the number 13 seed Jabor taking on a qualifier winner of that match takes on either Martich or Kazakina in the second round then we've got another qualifier in this part of the draw taking on the wild card Fernandez winner of that match takes on the number two seed and local favorite Bianca Rondrescu Who's actually the defending champion of this event from two years ago the players were watching out for again the big seeds We're watching out for Rondrescu defending champion played really well here two years ago Beats Serena Williams along the way as well So should be interesting to see how she does in front of her home crowd again But this time she's the number two seed last time she was a bit of an underdog So let's see how she can cope with the pressure of being the top dog and of course Simone Halop We haven't seen her since playing the clay court season. So it's been a long time Let's see how Halop can rebound and get back on the hard courts and also interested to see how Pagula does this week Because she's played really well this year got some big wins And there's a lot of good players in this part of the draw So maybe if she can get through her first couple of rounds She might be able to trouble some players especially because we know Halop hasn't played that much And if they do meet in the third round there's a possible upset on the card So interested to see how Pagula does this week. There you have it the Canadian open the Montreal event for the WTA It's a massive event is the WTA 1000 event a lead-up event for the US Open only a couple of weeks away And we've got some big names playing. Let me know down in the comments below. Who do you think is gonna win this one? I'm excited to watch Simone Halop back in action Of course Bianca Rondrescu also back in action See how they can go on the hard courts because we haven't seen them that much on the hard courts and doing well On the hard courts this year so interested to see how they go But let me know down in the comments below who are you excited to watch who do you think's gonna win this event? All right having a look at the draw and seeing who might actually get through and win I'm gonna go with the number three seats Federlina And she's just coming off one of the best wins of her career an Olympic medal a bronze medal of course And she's got a pretty good draw I know golf and Caviteva are gonna be tough to beat but being in the bottom half of the draw I feel like might benefit her and she's full of confidence right now She just won an Olympic medal of course She got married a couple of weeks ago as well So she's having a really good time at the moment just in life in general So I'm gonna go with her to get through and win this event, but again WTA Who knows what's gonna happen again? Let me know down in the comments below Who do you think's gonna win this one so the Canadian Open a massive tournament leading up to the US Open only a couple of weeks away?