 What's going on everybody welcome back to another video and with the French open only just around the corner I thought it'd be a good idea to go through all the WTA players that are serious contenders and players to watch out for at the French open some players that maybe some of you haven't thought of on the women's side of tennis of course We've got the big names and the big guns, but there's some players that have been sneaking through the drawers of smaller tournaments Getting some clay court wins So let's go have a look at the list of the players that you should be watching out for at the French open Let's start with the obvious one Ash Barty the world number one She is the joint defending champion because she didn't play last year and defend her title So she's defending the points that she made at the 2019 French open her preparations have been great this year 13 wins only three losses and she has the one title as well on the clay which was at the Stuttgart open And she also made the final of the Madrid open some really good wins there and to go with that She's got some big wins over really good quality players including Sabalenka She's beaten her Svettelina as well and the reigning French open champions fjantex So she has some really big wins over some key contenders that are happening at the French open So that'll give her a lot of confidence going in to next week Let's have a look at one of the players is outside of the top 20. Coulda Matova She started the clay court season on fire She's won 13 matches and she's only lost the three and like I said won that title in Charleston She also made a semi-final of Eastam Bulls She's had some great form going into the French open and she's got some big wins She's beaten Mertens, Bodosa and Burton so some really good clay court players in that mix as well So definitely want to watch out for being the 30th in the world means that she's going to be a lower seed But she will avoid those big names until at least the third round So the draw plays out watch out for Coulda Matova another player that is outside of the top 30 Paula Bodosa she has just snuck under the radar this season But she has some big wins over big players again 13 wins only the two losses on the clay including a title That title being at the Serbia open and she also made the semi-finals of the Madrid open But again, she has some big wins over good clay court players. She's beaten Benchich She's been the world number one Ash Barty, which is definitely a good win and also Sevastova So some really big wins there for Bodosa She is on the verge of being seeded for that event 34 in the world But there's 32 seeds so she might just sneak in and get a seed at this event Which means she'll avoid those big names early next play to watch out for pretty obvious one Egas Fjontek the favorite to win the French open according to the bookies She's currently world number nine obviously defending champion as well She's had eight wins only the one loss on the clay this season And she also won a title as well Which was last week back in Rome winning that final against Pliscava six love six love She also made the third round of the Madrid open as well some big wins on the clay She's beaten fellow top ten players Fetalina and Pliscava and also beaten Coco Gough Which is a good win because golf has been in a little bit of form lately on the clay as well So obviously got to watch out for the defending champion speaking of golf. She's number 25 in the world She's a career high-ranking at the moment definitely want to watch at the French open She's won 12 matches on the clay only three losses. She has that one title She won last week back in Parma. She also made the semi-finals of the Rome open as well And she has some big wins over good clay court players She's beaten Sabalenka a player that's been in a lot of form this season obviously beating Barty as well and Sakari so she's got some good wins and with that title back in Parma last week She's going into the French open with a bit of a win streak and she'll definitely be seated Going into the French at number 25 in the world So watch out for Coco Gough and the final play to watch out for is arena Sabalenka She's the world number four currently so she will be seated number three because remember Samona Hella the number three in the world has pulled out of the French open So Sabalenka is going to be top three and if she gets a good draw She might be put down in the bottom half where she'll play Osaka who we know isn't great on the clay She's got 11 wins two losses on the year including the one title that title being a big one the Madrid open a huge title on the WTA she also meant the final Stuttgart losing to Ash Barty in that one But the most impressive thing about Sabalenka this season on the clay has been the wins She's beaten Hella in a very dominating performance She also beat Ash Barty in the final of Madrid and also Pagula who has been a really good player in 2021 So Sabalenka is definitely one to watch out for especially if she gets a good draw get put in the bottom half with Osaka Because I don't expect Osaka to do too much at the French open this year But Sabalenka she gets a good draw Semifinals are hers for the taking so there they are the players that I'm most excited to watch out for during the French open Let me know down in the comments below though Is there anyone that I've missed are there any players that you are excited to watch out for WTA so wide open all of those players could lose in the first round that is an absolute possibility But I'm expecting them to do great things But again, let me know down in the comments below. Are you excited to maybe watch Serena on the clay? Maybe Osaka maybe she can turn her form around she hasn't been in great form on the clay We all know that the French open starts next week and those are the players that I'm most looking forward to on the women's side