 So the draw for Dubai has just come out and the WTA side of things it's a 1,000 event permanently now So it's a big big event and we've got some big names playing but we also got some big names that are not playing in this one So let's go to the withdrawal. Okay, so these are the players that are not in the draw We've got Kerber, she's pulled out, Krijikova the defending champion also pulling out of this one Mukhova, she's also not going to be playing another event in 2024 Which is a shame, Pagool has also pulled out of this one And Nemo Saka has also withdrawn from the event and Rado Kanu apparently is also not playing this one either So she is also out of this event for 2024. All right, let's go have a look at the draw because it is looking stacked Okay, so here it is. Here is the draw. We've got 16 seeds in this one top eight get a buy in the first round Shveontek, number one seed gets a buy in the first round She'll take on the winner of Stevens or a qualifier in the second round Then we've got Khrtcheva taken on Maria winner that will take on either Kalanina or the 15th seed Svetolina in the second round. Then we've got Kazakina the number 10 seed taken on Kostchuk That's a really tough match for Dasha. A winner of that will take on either Zhu or Potapova in the second round Then you've got a qualifier playing Lynette winner of that will take on the number six seed and australian open finalist Zheng in the second round So very fun little section of the draw here Of course Fyontek and Zheng are the two big guns that everyone's going to be focusing on But of course last week we did have A couple of random upsets and also some players in this section pulling out players like Svetolina Kazakina and Kostchuk last week not performing so well and also Svetolina pulling out So this section is a little interesting and it depends on the qualifiers You know, there are some big dangerous qualities that could be in this section But I don't know I feel like Shveontek's draws not terrible Maybe that's Svetolina third round But after that she should be okay until she plays Zheng and then we'll see what happens All right next section of the draw we've got goff the number three seed gets a buy in the first round She'll take on either Mertens or Sharenko in the second round Then we've got Puskova versus Zhong winner that will take on either Kruga or the number 16 seed Garcia in the second round Then we've got the number nine seed Osta Penko taken on a quali winner That will take on either Bodosa or Sun the wild card in the second round Then we've got two qualifiers going at it The winner of that match will take on the number five seed on Shuber in the second round Interesting draw, of course Pleskova the big dangerous unseeded player Of course played well last week has been playing well the last few weeks and nobody wants to play her at the moment We're going to talk about the two big guns with goff Of course not playing great last week, but has been good this year Shuber has a knee problem. We'll see what she looks like going into this tournament Wasn't able to play last year because of injury and Osta Penko always dangerous Osta Penko in this section Potentially Bodosa Osta Penko second round is really really fun And of course this section will take on the Shviantec section in a semi-final So we go by the big guns Shviantec versus Goff could be a semi-final It could be Shviantec Jabur if Jabur does get her knee right or as most people probably want to see The most interesting match Shviantec versus Osta Penko, but can Penko get that far? Remember Penko did win this tournament a couple of years ago beat Shviantec along the way that was in 2022 So that could be fun. All right next section of the draw. We've got Sakri the number eight seed It's by in the first round take on the winner of Cinecova or Navarro in the second round two players They played well last week. So Sakri tough start then you got Fernandez taken on a qualifier winner That would take on either Palini or Hadajmaia the number 11 seed Then you got Alexander over the 14th seed taken on a quali winner That would take on either Martich or Dollarheid in the second round Then you got Roost versus Azarenka winner that would take on the number four seed Rebakanam in the second round. So interesting section Rebakanam, of course the big gun made a final this week As we're speaking right now. She'll be probably playing that final in a couple of hours Then also one last week in Abu Dhabi. She's playing really well this week. Will she play? I guess that's the question You know, you know, maybe she might not play depending on how she plays pulls up today Sakri, of course dropped out of the top 10 this week So we're gonna keep an eye on her movements this week. Maybe the pressure of not being top 10 helps I don't know Hadajmaia played really well in Abu Dhabi So keep an eye on her. Fernandez played really well last week if you want to go with the unceded players And of course, Sinir Kovar taking out Goff last week dangerous unceded player as well last section of the draw You got Vondrusa for the seven seed. She gets a buy in the first round She'll take on either Andraeva or Stearns in the second round Nightmare staff for Vondy if she has to play Andraeva Then you've got Pavlia Czenkova taken on Buskova winner That would take on either a qualifier 12th seed Sampsonova Then you've got Kudamatova the 13th seed taken on Yastremska That sucks for Kudamatova. Yastremska Australian Open semi-finalist very dangerous matchup Winner of that will take on either Kennan or Kastea So it doesn't get any easier then you've got Wong taking on Vekic Winner of that will take on the number two seed Sabalenka And we haven't seen Sabalenka since the Australian Open so that's gonna be fun But Sabalenka out of the top four seeds. I feel like she's got the worst start I mean potentially Vekic in the second round that could be awkward Then you've got Yastremska, Kennan, Kudamatova, Kastea all very capable of playing against Sabalenka In fact Kennan and Kastea have beaten Sabalenka in the last 12 months So that could be an awkward section for Sabalenka This section of course taking on the Rabakina section So we could get Sabalenka Rabakina semi-final That would be the dream I guess for most people to see that matchup Or we could get Sabalenka Sakri if Sakri gets inspired by dropping out of the top 10 And motivated by dropping out of the top 10 Or you could go Sabalenka Tajmyah If you want to get something a little bit different there Or if you want to change it up and you put Rabakina into the semis Maybe you put Rabakina taken on Sampsonova We did see that last week in Abu Dhabi And that match has been an interesting one over the time Or we could be going with Rabakina taking on Vondy If Vondrussa gets good or maybe even on Drava If you want to go a little bit more random But man what an interesting draw for Dubai It feels a little less hectic early on for most of these players But the question is who's going to win this tournament Who is going to win this tournament chat It's a 1000 event as it was last year And it's permanently going to be 1000 Sabalenka's coming in with a freshness Bakrna of course I mean she's in great form right now Fyontek if she wins against Rabakina tonight I think she'll be the favourite for most people in this one Or maybe Coco Gough If you want to go with someone in the top four Or it does throw up random champions at times as well But there it is The draw for Dubai The second 1000 event of the year