Kanepi, now planet selection 31 and 37, will confront Belarusian Victoria Azarenka, earth amount 1 and four-time Grand Slam winner in the first spherical.
If he succeeds, he will confront winner Williams, who not too long ago declared his retirement and played at Wimbledon previous thirty day period, and British star Emma Radocano, who is ranked No. 10 in the planet.
Estonia’s greatest participant, planet range two Anett Kontaveit, suggests goodbye in the first round in Cincinnati and satisfies the victorious playoffs in the next round.
The Western and Southern Open are the most recent of many key tournaments in North The usa that are most popular for the US Open up, the very last grand slam of the year, which kicks off Monday in two weeks.
At the past of those tournaments, the Canadian Open up, Kanebe defeated previous world variety a single Naomi Osaka (Japan) in the first round, only to be knocked out in the 2nd spherical by another former rated participant, Garbine Muguruza (Spain).
Kontaveit, who has been ineligible since contracting the coronavirus in the spring but is nevertheless the 2nd very best player in the planet, was astonishingly knocked out in the to start with round in Canada by Swiss Gilles Teichmann.
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