 Let's go through the withdrawals for the women's tournament before we start. So here we go, 2021 US Open withdrawals for the WTA we have. Sevilla Kennan, she is out of the US Open with COVID. So she's out, Sigmund is also out, Teague is also out. We've got Wong also pulling out, Serena Williams. She's out with a hamstring injury. She is the biggest name for the women to pull out along with her sister Venus, who also has a leg problem. And then also we've got Zhang and Zhu, who have also pulled out for unknown reasons. I didn't find out if they were injured or if they just didn't come over to the US Open, but they're not playing. Here we go. So here is the top of the draw, Ash Bhati, the world number one. She takes on Svona Raver in the first round. Svona Raver was a great player 10 years ago. So it's an interesting first round matchup. Winner of that match takes on either Boral or Talzin in the second round. Then we've got Battle of the Americans with Roger versus Bregel. Winner of that match takes on either Cristea or the 29th seed Kudamatova. Then we've got the 22nd seed Mukava versus Tormo in the first round. Circle that one is one to watch because they're both dangerous players and they could pose a problem because they're both beaten Bhati on hard courts this year. Winner of that match takes on either Shay or Liu in the second round. Then we've got the wild card Baptist versus Zhang. Winner of that match takes on either the qualifier or number 13 seed Brady in the second round. Look, Bhati's got an easy draw. Like an easy first couple of rounds, let's say. But I've got to admit, fourth round is going to get dicey. We're going to watch after Ash Bhati, of course. World number one in great form. Clearly the best player on the planet at the moment. Also got to keep an eye on Mukava. As I said, beat Naomi Sarkron Clay and beat Ash Bhati at the Australian Open earlier this year. So keep an eye on her. And also Brady, who made the Australian Open final, got to keep an eye on her as well, especially because last year she made the US Open semifinals. Next part of the draw, we've got Benchich, the number 11 seed and the gold medalist at the Olympics. She takes on Russ in the first round. Winner of that match takes on either Treveson or the wild card Vandaway in the second round. Then we've got Dui versus the wild card Sanders. Winner of that match takes on either Potipova or the 23rd seed Pagula in the second round. Then we've got the 28th seed Contivate versus Sam Stoza, former champion of this event in the first round. Winner of that match takes on either a qualifier or Taikman in the second round. Then we've got Ferro versus Abini. Winner of that match takes on either a qualifier or the number seven seed Fiontech. So look at the tough matches in this one, potentially as the rounds, as the seeds collide. We've got to watch out for us Fiontech, obviously French Open champion of last year. Hasn't got the consistency yet on the hard courts for me, but we'll see how she does at this event. She's got a pretty good draw in terms of the first couple of rounds. Benchich got to keep an eye on her. Gold medalist at the Olympics. See if she can back it up, played well here two years ago, got to the semifinals in 2019, whilst on Drescu in the end. I'm more interested to see how Taikman does. I want to see if Taikman can back up the result that she had last week. I think she was in great form last week. She beat a lot of good players and lost to Barty in the end, but Barty's the best player on the world, so not a big loss. But Taikman, I want to see how she can back up another potential chance. She's got a pretty good draw if she can get through her first couple of rounds and place Fiontech in the third. So we've got the third section of the draw. We've got the number four seed Pliscava. Takes on the wild card McNally. Winner of that match takes on either Diaz or Anissa Mova in the second round. Then we've got Tomi Anovic versus Voli Nets, the wild card. Winner of that match takes on either a qualifier or the 30th seed Martich in the second round. Then we've got the 24th seed Podosa taking on Van Udvank. Winner of that match takes on either Gracheva or a qualifier in the second round. Then we've got another qualifier in this part of the draw taking on the wild card Kruger. Winner of that match takes on either Risk or the 14th seed Pavlochenkova in the second round. So the players will watch out for, obviously you've got to watch out for Pliscava in this part of the draw being pretty good the last couple of weeks, made, you know, back to back semifinals on hardcourts and also made the USA, what am I saying, Wimbledon final a couple of months ago. So got to keep an eye on her. Also keep an eye on Podosa. Very, very good player. Beat Sabalenka last week in a tournament in the Cincinnati tournament. So keep an eye on Podosa and also Pavlochenkova. I want to see how she can do on hardcourts. She obviously made the French open final, had a great run there a couple of months ago, but hasn't really backed it up. So I want to see how she does in this event. All right, Petri Kravitava. Number 10 seed takes on her cog in the first round. Winner of that takes on either Kovnich or a qualifier in the second round. Sevastova versus Sinyakova. Winner of that match takes on either Kostjak or the 17th seed Sikari in the second round. Then we've got the 27th seed OstaPenko taking on Podoroska. Winner of that match takes on either Sampsonova or a qualifier in the second round. Then we've got Davis versus another qualifier. Winner of that match takes on either Golubic or the number eight seed Andrescu who is defending points from two years ago. So a lot of big names in this one, but still a wide open part of the draw for me. Obviously got to keep an eye on Andrescu. Played well here two years ago. Didn't play last year. So let's see how she can play in America, especially with the crowds. She was a crowd favorite two years ago. Kovnitava, former world number one, Grand Same Champion, got to keep an eye on her in every draw that she plays. And also Sikari. I want to see how Sikari does because it feels like she had a great start to the year and hasn't done much since. So I want to see what Sikari can do. And who knows, the draw might open up for her and she might be able to do something crazy. All right, so the top half of the bottom, so the top section of the bottom half, we've got the number five Seeds Fetalina. She takes on a qualifier in the first round. Winner of that match takes on either another qualifier or Bogdan in the second round. Then we've got Vondresova who's a very tough opponent. Watch out for her. Very dangerous. She gets a qualifier in the first round. Winner of that match takes on either Parankova who's a 25th seed Kazakina in the second round. Then we've got the number 19 Seed Rabakina taking on Sancinovich. Winner of that match takes on either Garcia or the qualifier in the second round. Then we've got Lee versus another qualifier. And winner of that match takes on one of the best first round matches going around. Georgie, the Canadian Open Champion against Samona Halep, the 12th seed of fire matchup. Circle that one as one to watch very tough matchup for Samona Halep. But players watch out for, obviously you've got to watch out for Halep. She is a very dangerous player when she's playing well. She's the Grand Slam Champion, world number one, at her best. Got to watch out for her. And also Svetalina. She made the semi-finals here two years ago, lost to Serena in the end. Got to watch out for her, the number five seed. And got a couple of qualifiers potentially in the first couple of rounds. And also Vondresova. I think she, you know, semi-finalists, sorry, not semi-finalists. Silver medalist at the Olympics. Got to watch out for her. I think she's a very dangerous player and she's proven that she could beat anyone on any day. All right, let's go to the next section of the draw. We've got Kerber. She takes on Yastremska. So 16 seed Kerber taking on Yastremska in the first round. That is a tough first round matchup for Angelique Kerber. Winner of that match takes on either a qualifier or Kalanina in the second round. Then we've got a repeat of a previous US Open final from a few years ago. Keynes versus Stevens. Circle that one as one to watch. Gonna be very fun to watch that one. Winner of that match takes on either Lynette or the 21st seed Goff in the second round. So that is gonna be a nightmare for all those players, to be honest. Then we've got the 31 seed Puttenseva taking on Kanepi. Winner of that match takes on either Fernandez or a qualifier in the second round. Then we've got the Wildcard Parks taking on a qualifier. Winner of that match takes on either Buscova or the third seed Osaka, who is of course the defending champion as well. So players watch out for Nami Osaka. We're all watching out for her. Can she back it up and can she win another US Open? She's got two already. Can she go back to back in consecutive years? Also, Angelique Kerber. Had a pretty good couple of months, made obviously the semi-finals of Wimbledon. Let's see if she can back it up on this court. And of course, Toge Goff. Gotta keep an eye on her, especially with the crowds coming back to New York. She's gonna have a lot of crowd support. So keep an eye on Goff during this tournament for sure. Okay, Kredge Kober. Number 18, she takes on a qualifier in the first round. Winner of that match takes on either the Wildcard Navarro or McNally in the second round. Battle of the Americans. Then we've got Mladjanovic vs. Konsar. Winner of that match takes on either Irani or the 32nd seed Alexandrova in the second round. Then we've got the number 18 seed and the finalist of last year, Azarenka, taking on Martin Kober. Winner of that match takes on either Polini or Svedova in the second round. Then we've got Pekovic vs. Bogu. Winner of that match takes on either Vekic or the number nine seed Mugaruta in the second round. So players to watch out for, Kredge Kober, French Open Champion. Got to watch out for her. Has proven that she can play on hardcourts as well the last couple of months. Won a title on hardcourts a couple of weeks ago. Mugaruta, got to keep an eye on her as well. Obviously Grand Samp Champion, former World No. 1, always got to keep an eye on them. And Azarenka, hasn't had a great year this year, has been injured a lot in 2021, but she has a lot of points to back up and made the final here back in 2020. Lost to Osaka actually won the first set against Osaka pretty easily. So keep an eye on Azarenka. She has played well here in the last year or so. And the final section of the draw we have, Lise Mertens, number 15 seed takes on Pedersen. Winner of that match takes on either a qualifier or Blinkova in the second round. Then we've got Jorovic vs. Serrano. Winner of that match takes on either Kornay or the 20th seed Jabor in the second round. Then we've got the number 26 seed Collins taking on Suarez Navarro in the first round. Winner of that match takes on either Watson or Juvan in the second round. Then we've got Perra vs. Zedenszek. Winner of that takes on either Stojanovic or the number two seed Sabalenka in the second round. So players to watch out for, clearly Sabalenka. New world number two. She's officially the number two in the world. High ranking for her, highest in her career. Gotta watch out for her. Also keep an eye on Collins. Had a very, very good couple of weeks. Won her first two titles. One on Clay Court, one on a Hard Court over the last couple of weeks and beat Simone Heller a couple of weeks ago. So keep an eye on Danielle Collins and of course Jabor. Another player that is a very dangerous player. So gotta keep an eye on her as well and has a pretty good draw and who knows. She could take out Sabalenka in the fourth round if they do end up playing. Man, man, man. All right.