 What's going on everybody welcome back to another draw preview and the clay court season continues for the WTA The WTA 500 event in Stuttgart this week and there are some big names that are playing but some big names are pulled out So let's go to the withdrawals. All right, so a couple of big names here. We have Victoria Azarenka She's pulled out Burton's is out conter Ryberkina and the French open champions fiancek is also out of this event All right starting at the top of the draw We have eight seeds in this event and the top four seeds get a buy in the first round the world number one Ash Barty she gets a buy in the first round She'll play the winner of Sigmund or Barthol in the second round Then we have Osta Panko versus the qualifier Vodule winner of that's gonna play either lucky loser Corpache or the number six seed Carolina Pliskeva and Pliskeva hasn't had the greatest starts to 2021 So maybe the clay court season is where she can turn it around then we have the number four seed Spitalina she gets a buy in the first round She'll take on the winner of Kerber or the lucky loser Gorgos in the second round Then we have Sakari versus Petkovich winner that's gonna play either Brady or the number seven seed Caviteva and that is a huge first round match between Caviteva and the Australian Open finalist Brady It just shows how big this event is the fact that players like Sakari Brady are unseated in this one place to watch out for Obviously, we're gonna watch out for Ash Barty. She's a French open champion back in 2019 And it'll also Osta Panko as well former French open champion But I'm keen to see how Sakari and Brady do because they're in the top 20 yet They're unseated in this event second half of the draw now We have the number five seed Sabalenka. She versus Zhang in the first round winner That's gonna play a qualifier in the second round either Akiri or Friedsum who both came through qualifying Then we have another qualifier mid and doff up against Contevit winner That's gonna take on number three seed Sophia Kenan and the reigning finalist from the French Open of 2020 Remember that as well looking to get some form back Kenan then we have the number eight seed Benchit She takes on qualifier shunk in the first round winner That's gonna take on either Alexandrova or Makova in the second round Then we have Buscova versus Vondra Sova winner. That's gonna take on number two seed Samona Halop. So we've got Halop She's back. We haven't seen Halop since the Australian Open She was supposed to play in a couple of tournaments over the Middle Eastern hardcourt season Dubai Doha didn't play those events and didn't play Miami. So first time we're seeing Samona Let's see how she does but some names to watch out for gotta watch out for Kenan and obviously Halop as well But also keep an eye out for Vondra Sova remember she made the French open final back in 2019 So she's gonna be dangerous in this event and she could set up a second round matchup with Halop Which would be an absolute blockbuster for the second round of this event. All right, so there it is the Stuttgart Open It is an absolute stacked event. Some of the players that are unseeded in this event are crazy Some top 20 players like Sakari Brady not being seeded absolutely crazy. That just shows how big this event is Let me know down in the comments below. Who do you have winning this event? It's still very early in the clay court season So no one's really got much form on the clay so it's gonna be tough to pick Alright, so having a look at the draw now and I'll tell you what it is very tough to pick But I'm gonna go with Sophia Kenan I reckon she's gonna return things around hasn't had the greatest start to 2021 a lot of pressure on her of course being the Australian Open champion having to try and defend that title and of course she made the French open final last year So I'm gonna go with Kenan to get through and win this one again Let me know down in the comments below. Who are you think's gonna win this one? So the WTA clay court season continues with an absolutely stacked event in Stuttgart