 what's going on everybody welcome back to another draw preview and we have the second major of the year the French open roll on Garros 2021 and we're gonna go through the women's draw for 2021 and we've got big names playing it is an absolutely stacked draw but some names have pulled out so let's go to the withdrawal list so not too many players have actually pulled out of the French open which is good to see flipkins she's not playing Samona Halop's not playing she's out with a left calf injury by far the biggest name to not be playing the French open this year Stoza she's also pulled out Strikov is not playing your stremsk is also not playing and Taikman has pulled out as well all right let's start at the top of the draw and we have Ash Barty the world number one of course she gets para in the first round so a good start for her remember this is the first time that Ash Barty is playing since winning the French open in 2019 the winner of that match will play either Lynette or the wildcard parquet in the second round the member qualifier versus another wildcard Sharma winner of that match is gonna play either putten sever or the number 25 seed Jabor in the second round then we've got the 24th seed Coco Goff she gets a qualifier in the first round winner of that match is gonna take on either Wang or Shea in the second round then we have another qualifier versus Pharaoh winner of that match is gonna play either Sever Stober or the number 13 seed Brady circle that match is one to watch because Jennifer Brady we know she can play on the hard courts which is gonna have to get through a tough opponent in the first round against Sever Stober but the players to watch out for obviously we're gonna watch out for Ash Barty Coco Goff is also one to watch and I'm also interested to see how Jabor does because she has played well over the last couple of months and she made a clay court final so I'm interested to see how she does especially if she plays Barty in that third round going to the second section of the draw now we have another blockbuster first round the number nine seed Plishkova taking on Vekic now Vekic is coming back from surgery but that is definitely one to watch circle that one the winner of that match is gonna take on either Suarez Navarro or Stevens in the second round and Suarez Navarro is coming back from a battle with cancer so definitely keep an eye on her this week see how well she can do in her comeback then we have a qualifier versus Zhang winner of that match is going to play either Petkovich or the number 18 seed Mukova then we've got the number 32 seed Alexandrova versus Venus Williams interested to see how Venus does this week winner of that match is going to take on either Krajikova or Christina Plishkova so both Plishkovas in the same part of the draw then we've got Lee versus Gasper and winner of that match is going to take either the wild card Babel or the number five seed Svetolina so for me this is a very wide open part of the draw Svetolina being the highest seed and Plishkova having some good form making the final of Rome but for some reason she just loses matches that she should win at majors so she's not a guarantee to get through also interested to see how Mukova does because remember she did really well at the Australian Open earlier this year she also beat Naomi Osaka on clay a few weeks ago so i'm definitely interested to see those three players and remember the winner of this section of the draw will play the winner of the top section in the quarterfinal so there's a potential to have Bardi versus Svetolina in the quarterfinals if we go by the seedings it could be Mukova versus Bardi remember Mukova beat Bardi at the last major at the Australian Open it could also be Goff versus Plishkova i mean that could also happen but i'm expecting the most likely scenario would be Svetolina versus Bardi and they've played a lot before all right heading over to the third section of the draw now we've got Sophia Kennan she takes on Osta Penko in the first round champ versus champ and an absolute blockbuster first round Kennan looking for some form and Osta Penko she's won this tournament before so definitely circle that one as one to watch winner of that match is going to take on either a qualifier or Blinkova in the second round then we have Martin Kovac versus Djorevic winner of that match is going to take on either Zou or the number 28 seed Pergola who has been in great form in 2021 then we've got the number 17 seed Sakari she takes on a qualifier winner of that match will take on either Polini or another qualifier in the second round then we've got Watson versus Diaz winner of that match takes on either another qualifier or number 14 seed Mertens in the second round so for me this is a very wide open part of the draw Kennan not in great form even though she's the highest seed so i'll be watching out for her this week also Mertens she's had some good results on the clay she actually beat Simone Halop on the clay during the warm-up tournaments and also really interested to see how Pergola does because Pergola actually beat Naomi Osaka on clay but not only that she's also had a great season overall even on the hardcourt so Pergola's in some good form possibly the most informed player in this part of the draw so definitely excited to see those three players play and we could get a Pergola versus Mertens fourth round but then again it could be anybody out of this part of the draw all right rounding out the top half of the draw now the fourth section we have number 12 seed Muga Ruta she versus Kostjak in the first round that is not an easy first round match there for Muga Ruta winner of that match is going to take either Zheng or Tomo in the second round then we've got a qualifier versus Gracheva the winner of that match will take on the winner of Georgie versus the number 22 seed Martich who's in a little bit of form over the last couple of weeks then we've got the 30th seed Condiment versus Gulubik winner of that match will take on either a qualifier or Mlajenevich in the second round then we've got Pedersen versus Rodgers winner of that match will take on either Juvan or the defending champion number eight seed Egas Fiontek and I reckon Fiontek probably has one of the toughest draws especially because she is the favorite going into this tournament you can see there she's gonna probably have to play Muga Ruta in the fourth round or even Tomo maybe even Martich some really tough opponents there so we're definitely watching out for her this week also Muga Ruta we haven't seen much of her on the clay courts in 2021 so definitely interested to see how she does this week Tomo is also one I'm interested to see having a really good 2021 career high ranking and Martich she seems to play her best tennis on the clay court so I'm interested to see how she does as well this week and don't forget the winner of this section of the draw will take on Kennan section of the draw so potentially we could have a Kennan versus Fiontek quarter final which will be a replay of the final from last year and also don't forget that the semi-finals Bardi versus Fiontek is definitely on the cards for the semi-finals the two favorites the two former champions could be meeting in the semi-finals if they get out of their section of the draw all right going to the bottom half of the draw now the top section of the bottom half we've got the number seven seed Serena Williams she takes on Begu in the first round that is not an easy first round for Serena winner of that match will take on either Russ or Bozzanescu in the second round then we've got Collins versus a qualifier winner of that match will take on either another qualifier or the 26 seed Kerber in the second round then we've got the number 21 seed Rybakina taking on the French wild card Jakomo winner of that match will take on either Habino or Stojanovic in the second round then we have Viznina versus a qualifier winner of that match will take on either another qualifier or the number 11 seed Caviteva and don't forget Caviteva actually made the semi-finals of the French open last year so she's definitely won to watch for 2021 also we're definitely going to be watching Serena see how she does because even though on paper it kind of looks like a favorable draw at least to the fourth round there's a lot of dangerous clay court players Begu is pretty good on clay in her first round match and also Kerber I'm interested to see how she does because she could be meeting Serena Williams in the third round which means we're going to get a champ versus champ battle former world number one and the winner of that might have to take on Caviteva in the fourth round so a lot of Grand Slam champions in this little part of the draw going to the next section of the draw we've got a blockbuster first round talking about champ versus champ you've got the number 15 seed Azarenka versus Kuznetsova former world number one's former champions of Grand Slam's it's going to be a huge first round matchup circle that one is one to watch winner of that match will take on either Tausen or Bedossa in the second round then we've got Fernandez versus Potipova winner of that's going to take on either the wildcard Dotton or the number 23 seed Keys in the second round then we've got the 31st seed Pavlechenkova versus Mikhail winner of that's going to take on either Koslova or Tom Yanovich in the second round then we have another French wildcard Parry taking on Sassnovich the winner of that match is either going to take on a qualifier or the number three seed Sabalenka who has had a great clay court season in 2021 so career high ranking for Sabalenka definitely going to be watching her this week and next week because I expect that she's going to get into the second week of this slam but other players to watch out for Azarenka being battling with injury for the most part of 2021 so I'm interested to see how she does at this tournament and Bedossa I'm interested to see how she goes in my players to watch for the WTA she was one of my players to watch probably the most dangerous unseated player in the draw and she has a pretty good draw because she's going to play the winner of Azarenka versus Kuznetsova and that match could be a battle could be an epic and then Bedossa might get a good win over one of those so interested to see what happens Sabalenka though she'll be loving this because she has a pretty good ride to the quarterfinals if she can get through Bedossa or Azarenka and remember this section of the draw will play the top section of the draw which means we could get a Sabalenka Serena quarterfinal or what I think is more likely Kovitava versus Sabalenka so battle of the big hitters in the quarterfinals of the French Open going to the next section of the draw now we've got the number six seed Andrescu she versus Zed and second the first round winner of that match will take on either Bregel or a qualifier in the second round then we've got Buscova versus Sinia Koba winner of that match is going to take on either Anissa Mova or the number 29 seed Kudamatova circle that one is one to watch because Anissa Mova very dangerous unseated player made the French Open semifinals two years ago and Kudamatova is having a great 2021 especially on the clay court so I'm interested to see that one the number 19 seed Conta she takes on Castella in the first round winner of that match will take on either Van Udvank or Traverson in the second round then we've got Kazakina versus Doi winner of that match takes on the winner of Potoroska versus the number 10 seed Benchich and again that is an absolute blockbuster match Potoroska semifinalist of last year and actually beats Serena Williams on the clay during her preparations for this tournament and Benchich she's not bad on the clay as well so interested to see how that one turns out but the players I'm looking out for in this one Bianca Andrescu interested to see how she does she's coming in with a little bit of an injury cloud she pulled out of last week's event mid tournament to kind of manage the injury so I'm interested to see how she does also Potoroska interested to see if she can cause an upset in that first round because her draw opens up if she can she might be able to make the fourth round she knows how to play on clay so interested to see her and Kudamatova I think this is a great opportunity for her to continue her great clay court form and she's got a good draw she gets through Anissa Mova there's no guarantee that Andrescu gets through so I think Kudamatova has a great opportunity to get out of this part of the draw and he's definitely one to watch and going to the last section of the draw now the very bottom of the draw we've got the number 16 seed Bertens she takes on her cog in the first round Winner that takes on either Sigermund or Garcia in the second round then we've got a battle of the French women Cornet versus the wild card Tan Winner that match takes on either Canepi or the number 20 seed Vondra Sova and Vondra Sova former finalist back in 2019 so definitely one to be watching then we've got the battle of the Americans we've got the 27 seed risk versus Davis Winner that match takes on either the wild card Boral or Kovanich in the second round then we've got a qualifier versus Bogdan Winner that takes on either Teague or the number two seed Osaka and on paper Osaka has got a pretty good draw no real big dangerous players but unfortunately for Osaka she hasn't had a great clay court season so she is in danger every single match she plays but maybe she can play herself into some form so I'm definitely watching out for her this week also interested to see how Bertens does still on the comeback trail from injury but a couple of years ago she was one of the favorites to win the French Open and she is great on the clay so interested to see if she can maybe play herself into some form and Vondra Sova a former finalist back in 2019 with a good draw like this she could definitely make it into the quarter finals so I'm interested to see how she does and remember this section of the draw will take on Andrescu section so going by the seeds we could be seeing Osaka versus Andrescu I don't think that's very likely I think this is the most open part of the draw and we can see someone like Vondra Sova versus Kudamatova in the quarter finals very wide open for me I don't know who's going to get out of this part of the draw so there it is the French Open the ladies French Open and I'll tell you what we've got some blockbuster first round second round third round fourth round matches the first week for the women is going to be on fire and the great thing is that nobody really has an easy draw Barty probably has the easiest draw on paper but Fiontech she's going to have to battle through a couple of players including Mugaruta who we all know is a great champion a former world number one a former French Open champion so I don't think anyone's got an easy draw but let me know down the comments below who do you think is going to win the French Open it is wide open for me so at the end of last year when we did the predictions for the French Open I picked Helip to win the French Open she's not playing so I'm going to have to redo my pick because Fiontech is the favorite going in but I'm going to go with Sabalenka to win I think Sabalenka has had a really good clay court season she's in the bottom half of the draw I think she's got a pretty good draw her biggest threats are probably Caviteva which is a quarter final opponent potentially and in the semi finals I mean I don't know who she's going to play we've got Andrescu, Benchich, Vondrasova, Burton's, Osaka could be a random play could be an unceded player in the semi final so I think Sabalenka's got the best draw and I'm going to pick her to win this tournament winning her first major in her young career so let me know down the comments below who do you think is going to win the tournament so the French Open it's only a couple of days away and the ladies tournament is wide open