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Jannik Sinner and Novak Djokovic have a similar style of playing, but the Italian is “a more evolved version” of the 24-time Grand Slam winner with a former world No 19 saying he is also one key advantage over the Serbian.

World No 1 Sinner won his fifth Grand Slam on Sunday with a four-set win over Alexander Zverev in the Wimbledon final with that win taking him to 30 top-level trophies, all of that success coming before his 25th birthday on 16 August.

Djokovic was also on 30 titles with five Grand Slams when he was 25 years old and both have the same number of ATP 500 titles (7) and ATP 250 trophies (6) while Sinner has won one more ATP Finals title than the Serbian, who in turn had one more Masters title.

Besides their achievements being similar, there are also similarities in the way they play, although Renzo Furlan – who is currently the coach of Luca Nardi – believes the Italian has an extra weapon in his locker.

“Sinner is a Djokovic 2.0. I see Jannik as an evolved version of Nole: they play in a similar style, keep the ball moving a lot, and both have improved their serve over the course of their careers,” he told Corriere dello Sport.

“Sinner, however, is more powerful; his shots are faster. Sinner has two formidable qualities: a now very extensive technical repertoire that allows him to produce exceptional tennis, and his work ethic.

“Jannik never shies away from a challenge: he takes to the court, tries new things and, above all, picks them up straight away.”

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The Italian was under pressure early on against Zverev as he lost the opening, but the world No 1 held his nerve and bounced back to secure a 6-7 (7-9), 7-6 (7-2), 6-3, 6-4 win to secure his 10th win in a row against the German.

French Open champion Zverev’s run to the final helped him to overtake Alcaraz at No 2 in the ATP Rankings, but Furlan says the Italian and Spaniard remain well clear of the chasing pack on the ATP Tour.

“Right up until the tie-break in the second set, I had my doubts. Zverev was playing at a very high level and, had he gone 2-0 up, it wouldn’t have been easy to come back,” he said.

“Then Sinner simply raised his game, always finding a way to respond. Once he’d got over the hump in the second set, the clear feeling was that it would end in four sets in favour of the Italian. At that point, Jannik began to chip away at his opponent’s confidence, and the German’s decline was inevitable.

“Despite Zverev’s improvement, and the confidence gained from his success at Roland Garros, I believe that Wimbledon demonstrates just how far above the rest Sinner and Alcaraz are.

“They can play at a high level for hours on end without letting up. In fact, they’re capable of raising their game at the decisive moments. They’re the only two who can do that.”

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Emma Raducanu is currently in the midst of her latest spell on the sidelines, with the stress fracture of her foot that ruled her out of Wimbledon also threatening her hopes of playing at next month’s US Open.

The British No 1 has already confirmed she has pulled out of the WTA 1000 tournaments in Canada and Cincinnati next month, with her withdrawal from those two events set to have a negative impact on her ranking.

If she also misses the US Open, Raducanu could drop outside the top 50 of the WTA Rankings and she may then be relying on wildcards to get into main draws at top tier events.

They may no longer be forthcoming as this year’s US Open will mark the fifth anniversary of Raducanu’s famous win in New York, as she came through qualifying to win the title and instantly became a global superstar.

While her status as a Grand Slam champion could earn her some wildcard opportunities and her association with the IMG management group will also help, Raducanu may be faced with the prospect of going through qualifying to get into some events.

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Now former British No 1 Greg Rusedski has suggested Raducanu may need to change her lifestyle to ensure her entire focus is on tennis for as long as she decides to continue to play the game.

Raducanu confirmed she can play at a high level when she reached the final of the WTA 500 event at the Queen’s Club in London in June, but the stress fracture in her foot was a result of what she said was ‘too much load’ on her body in that tournament.

Speaking on his podcast, Rusedski was trying to be positive about Raducanu’s latest injury, but he admitted the stop-start nature of her career is not a recipe for long-term success.

“I think you have to be in the team to really know what the issue is,” began Rusedski.

“It depends on how you’re training, how you’re loading, what’s happening. I don’t have enough information, but all I know is we have a lot of talented players in Britain and we need to find a way to keep them healthy.

“Also, consistency of team helps, consistency of training. You can’t take long periods of time off. Even when you’re on holiday, you still need to hit balls. You still need to go to the gym. You need to keep it going because stop starting.

“I remember when Roger Federer was at the peak of his powers and he was still hitting tennis balls when he went on holiday with his family. That’s what you need to do.

“I’m a recreational player now, but if I stop for a few weeks and then I got a seniors event or something, I’m sore. I’m stiff. I don’t bounce back as quickly. So it’s easier for me if I’m just training consistently.

“You need the same approach as the pros. And you have to get that sort of impact and volume. And for Emma at Queens, the problem was she’s played so many back-to-back matches.

“So she wasn’t trained for her body to be able to do that. You can say it’s bad luck, but you have to be prepared sometimes to play two matches in a day and maybe back-to-back two matches.

“I just wish her well. I want to see her healthy. I want to see all our Brits healthy and going in the right direction. But you’ve got to have a look at the sports science behind it as well because something is not right when we have this many of them injured all the time.”

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Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz have achieved spectacular things already in their career, but how do they compare with the true greats of the game?

The pair have already claimed 12 Grand Slams between them, at 24 and 23 respectively, and they are projected to collect several more in the next decade.

Many have already made the comparison with the likes of Novak Djokovic, Roger Federer, and Rafael Nadal, although they have a long way to go until they can reach the numbers of the ‘big three’.

As a result, legendary tennis coach Brad Gilbert believes Alcaraz and Sinner can not yet be considered as one of the top 10 best players in tennis history.

Speaking on The Tennis Channel, Gilbert was asked to rank the top ten players of all time, based on quality and what they achieved in the sport.

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“Okay, provided they [Alcaraz and Sinner] both stay healthy and do a lot more, they’re going to be high up on the list. But at the moment, you know, they are not in the top 10,” he said, before listing his top 10.

“Number one, obviously, is Novak [Djokovic], Rafa [Nadal] number two, Fed [Roger Federer] number three, Pete [Sampras] four, [Bjorn] Borg five, [Rod] Laver six,” he said.

“Then seven through 10. I mean, this is heavy company, but a lot of people will mix this around. I got Andre [Agassi] at seven. I got John [McEnroe] at eight because of his insane doubles resume. I got [Jimmy] Connors at nine. I got [Ivan] Lendl at 10,”

Gilbert even believes there are several other top names that are currently above Alcaraz and Sinner, so he would not put either in his top 15 at present.

“And if you think that like oh, they should be right next to them, you still got 11 through 14-15: [Mats] Wilander, [Stefan] Edberg, [Boris] Becker, [Ken] Rosewall, [John] Newcombe, lots of guys through that first 15 for me.”

However, Gilbert also outlined what Alcaraz and Sinner need to do in order to crack the top 10 of the best players to ever play the game.

“But once they both get to, eight to 10 and double figures [for Grand Slams] and have longevity, they will be moving up. But if they don’t, either one of them doesn’t do anything more, I can’t put them on the list.”

Sinner’s Wimbledon victory saw him claim the fifth Grand Slam of his career. Alcaraz, meanwhile, won his seventh Grand Slam at the beginning of the year by claiming the Australian Open title.

10 of the last 11 Grand Slams have gone the way of Alcaraz and Sinner, with Alexander Zverev’s Roland Garros triumph the only outlier.

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Hot on the heels of confirming she will miss the Canadian Open, Emma Raducanu has also confirmed she will not play the Cincinnati Open in August.

Raducanu suffered a stress fracture during the grass court swing and it caused her to miss her home Grand Slam at Wimbledon.

It came at a disappointing time for the British No 1, as she produced her best form at Queen’s en route to the final of the WTA 500 tournament.

Raducanu has now not appeared on the entry list for both of the North American Masters events in Toronto and Cincinnati, meaning she will miss at least another month of action.

As a result, Raducanu’s ranking is set to plummet.

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Raducanu performed well on the North American hardcourt swing last season, which means she’s set to lose a hefty amount of ranking points by missing the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open.

The British star will drop 325 WTA ranking points due to the withdrawals, because she reached the third round in Canada and the third round in Cincinnati.

This is going to be disastrous for Raducanu’s ranking as she is currently expected to drop out of the top 60 of the WTA Tour rankings as a result.

She could, as a result, even lose her status as British No 1 as Katie Boulter currently sits at World No 66 in the rankings. Raducanu re-gained British No 1 status this time last year after impressive displays in Washington, Canada, Cincinnati, and the US Open.

That means she will not be seeded for the US Open if she does end up playing the Grand Slam, giving her a tougher ride in the opening rounds.

Each section of a Grand Slam draw features four seeds, so Raducanu could have to face the very best of the WTA Tour on her comeback from injury.

The Cincinnati Open finishes just days before the US Open, so Raducanu has all but confirmed she will not play a warm-up event for the US Open this year.

If she doesn’t play the US Open, she could be set for an even bigger ranking disaster. The star reached the third round of the Grand Slam last year by defeating Ena Shibahara and Janice Tjen.

She was eventually knocked out by Elena Rybakina, but if she doesn’t play the US Open this year she could be set to lose a further 130 ranking points.

If Raducanu’s injury is as serious as it looks, the star could be set to start the 2027 season outside the top 100 of the WTA Tour rankings completely.

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Carlos Alcaraz is edging closer to making his long-awaited return to tennis as his name has finally appeared on the entry list for one of the upcoming events of the North American swing.

The seven-time Grand Slam winner last played a match on the ATP Tour on 14 April when he won his opening match at the Barcelona Open, but his win over Otto Virtanen was a bittersweet one as he picked up a wrist injury during the encounter.

He withdrew from the tournament the following day and was subsequently also forced to miss the remainder of the clay-court season, which included the Madrid Open, Italian Open and his French Open title defence – and the grass-court campaign comprising of the Queen’s Club Championship and Wimbledon.

And there is no doubt that his absence was felt on the tour with two-time Roland Garros finalist Alex Corretja saying: “Not having Carlos on the courts is hell. We’ve lost some of our magic, our essence.”

There were high hopes he would make an appearance at the Canadian Open, which gets underway on 3 August, but his name was missing from the entry list, which raised concerns that he could miss the remainder of the 2026 season.

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But those fears have now been allayed as the Cincinnati Open organisers have revealed their player fields and Alcaraz’s name is on the men’s list.

In fact, renowned tennis coach Rick Macci praised his decision to take the “long road” to recovery as the American stated: “Playing the long game with this injury was beyond smart.

“Once he returns and feels it and deals it in live action, his comeback will gain traction.”

The Spaniard is the defending champion as he won the title last year when Jannik Sinner retired due to illness with the score 5-0 in Alcaraz’s favour. He then went on to win a second US Open title also beating Sinner in the final.

Although organisers are confident that Alcaraz will play by confirming his name on the entry list, the 23-year-old is yet to officially reveal his return date as his team have vowed not to take any risks with his injury.

The Spaniard has dropped nearly 5,000 ranking points during his four-month enforced absence, resulting in a drop from No 2 to No 3 in the ATP Rankings with Alexander Zverev moving ahead of him after Wimbledon.

It does mean he will be seeded third for his title defence and could potentially face Sinner in the semi-final and Zverev in the final.

The Cincinnati Open is likely to be his only event before the US Open with the season-ending Grand Slam – where he is also the defending champion – starting on 30 August at Flushing Meadows in New York.

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At long last, it looks like there is light at the end of the tunnel when it comes to Carlos Alcaraz’s return to tennis.

Alcaraz has been missing since April, when he suffered a wrist injury in the first round of the Barcelona Open.

The unfortunate injury has caused him to miss both Roland Garros and Wimbledon, but there are whispers he could return to action on the North American swing.

Alcaraz is reportedly focusing on a return at the Cincinnati Open, which is set to begin on the 11th August.

The Spaniard won the event last year so if he does return he would be defending his title, and 1000 ranking points, at the hardcourt tournament.

The potential return of Alcaraz has delighted former professional Boris Becker, who took to social media to celebrate the Spaniard’s upcoming return.

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On X, the former Wimbledon champion said: “Finally some good news regarding the injury of Alcaraz! Hopefully he will be back for the Cincinnati Open and the US Open… fingers crossed!”

Alcaraz won the Cincinnati Open for the first time in 2025, but he has previously performed very well at the American tournament.

As well as his title triumph, Alcaraz has also reached the final and the quarter-final of the Cincinnati Open.

Ahead of his potential return at the Ohio event, Alcaraz holds an impressive 12–4 win-loss record at the tournament, which equates to a 75% win rate.

Despite missing so much action this year, there is still plenty to play for if Alcaraz returns ahead of the US Open. The star will be looking to capture the eighth Grand Slam of his career at Flushing Meadows.

If he achieves that, he will be confirmed to win two Grand Slams in a calendar year for the second consecutive year.

The star could also achieve a couple of first time feats too at the Masters events at the end of the year.

Alcaraz is yet to win either the Shanghai Masters or the Paris Masters, so he will be hoping to lift the title at both of those events as he tries to return to at least World No 2 in the ATP Tour rankings.

The Spaniard has never reached past the quarter finals of either event in Shanghai or Paris and the latter is quite easily his worst performing Masters event.

He’s only picked up five victories at the indoor Masters event in his first five appearances at the Paris Masters. Alcaraz has also been knocked out at the second round stage on two occasions, which is quite incredible for a player of his stature.

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Jannik Sinner claimed his first Grand Slam title of the year by defeating Alexander Zverev to win Wimbledon for the second year in a row.

There was uncertainty heading into Wimbledon for Sinner, after his early exit from Roland Garros a month prior. The Italian opted not to play a grass court event in the lead-up to Wimbledon, but it worked in his favour as he swept the title.

Sinner took a little while to reach his top level in the opening week of the Grand Slam, but he produced two stellar performances to knock out Novak Djokovic and Zverev in the semi finals and finals.

The World No 1 will now turn his attention toward the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open, where he is looking to continue his perfect stretch at Masters events so far this year.

Just days after winning the Wimbledon title, there has been an update on Sinner as he takes a mini-break from the sport once again.

According to Sky Sports Italia, “Jannik Sinner underwent a routine checkup at J Medical after his Wimbledon victory.

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“The world number one arrived shortly before 8 a.m. on Wednesday, July 15th, and left the Turin facility around 10:30 a.m. Jannik showed his usual helpfulness, and before leaving J Medical, he spent time with some fans present for photos.”

Sinner did exactly the same following his exit from Roland Garros, so it could be a good omen for the Italian as he heads into another busy period.

It is not yet certain whether Sinner will play the Canadian Open, although it would be a shock to see him miss out on a slice of tennis history.

Sinner has won Indian Wells, the Miami Open, the Monte Carlo Masters, the Madrid Open, and the Italian Open already this year in a clean sweep of the Masters events.

With five out of the nine already claimed, there is every chance the star can become the first tennis player in history to win every Masters event available in a calendar year.

The Canadian Open, the Cincinnati Open, the Shanghai Masters, and the Paris Masters remain, all of which Sinner has won previously.

If he can get through the North American hardcourt double in Montreal and Cincinnati, then he will be the overwhelming favourite to achieve the clean sweep.

If Sinner does play the Canadian Open, he will be buoyed by the fact Carlos Alcaraz is not set to play the event as he continues his rehab from the wrist injury that has kept him out for five months.

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After a five-month absence, Carlos Alcaraz looks to be returning to action at the Cincinnati Open in mid-August.

Alcaraz has been out of action since April, when he suffered a wrist injury at the Barcelona Open., and he’s subsequently had to miss Roland Garros and Wimbledon.

There were fears that Alcaraz could miss the US Open, but a new update suggests he could be back in time for the Cincinnati Open, the Masters event he won last season.

The World No 3 had a complaint during his run to the title last year and it appears to have been listened to by the American hardcourt tournament.

Speaking during his Cincinnati Open press conference last year, Alcaraz had a complaint about the final being played on a Monday, rather than the traditional Sunday.

The Spaniard said: “It is going to be weird playing a final on a Monday. I am going to feel like what is going on? I don’t know. It’s a different feeling.

“I love playing the final on Sunday. But it’s everything that you have to see in another perspective, because as I say, I am going to have dinner late, I am going to have treatment late, and go to bed late.

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“So having that day is going to be much better to be ready for Monday. But at the same time, we are used to seeing a final on Sunday, and it’s going to be weird.”

This year’s event has confirmed its schedule and the Cincinnati Open final will now take place on Sunday, August 23rd.

That means the Masters event will be an 11-day event this year rather than the now traditional 12 days for ATP 1000 events, which started during the 2025 season.

This could have major consequences for a potential appearance for Alcaraz at the US Open Mixed Doubles Challenge too, as the format is set to begin on August 25th.

Alcaraz will now get a days rest in between the tournaments, whereas last year he flew directly from Cincinnati to New York to play alongside Emma Raducanu without a day off.

There have been whispers of Alcaraz playing the doubles event alongside Serena Williams, so there is now a bigger chance that all-star team can now happen at the doubles event.

No teams for the US Open Mixed Doubles tournament have been confirmed as yet, although last year’s teams included Jessica Pegula and Jack Draper, as well as Iga Swiatek and Casper Ruud.

The event was eventually won by Andrea Vavassori and Sara Errani.

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The period following a Grand Slam is often a bit of a lull, but it is being felt more than ever following the events of Wimbledon this year.

Wimbledon was an utter delight this year, with Jannik Sinner claiming the men’s title and Linda Noskova winning her first-ever Grand Slam title.

There were plenty of talking points and it felt like the entire world had their eye on tennis following the events of the grass court event.

However, that could not be further from the case as the ATP Tour has thrust itself back into a clay court swing, with events in Umag, Gstaad, and Bastad.

The three ATP 250 tournaments are often lowkey events, but something feels very different this year.

Only six members of the top 20 are playing at the three events, which take place in Sweden, Croatia, and Switzerland. The likes of Flavio Cobolli, Casper Ruud, and Alexander Bublik have decided to play the events, but they are certainly lacking in star power.

That’s not necessarily a problem, as ATP 250 events are usually for the lower-ranked players in the top 100, but they don’t appear to be playing it either.

Only 34 players from the top 100 have decided to play an event directly following Wimbledon, so there is little demand for them – and it’s quite easy to see why.

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The clay court events following Wimbledon is not only a big risk to players’ health, with a completely different play style needed for the clay to the grass, but it also really doesn’t make sense for players to focus on playing on the dirt right now.

While some clay court specialists will likely flourish at the events, why on earth would anyone preparing for the North American hardcourt swing want to play on the dirt?

With two Masters events coming up at the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Open, as well as several ATP 500 events, including Winston-Salem and Washington, players would clearly be better suited to getting in some hardcourt preparation.

The clay court swing is a major section of the ATP Tour, with three Masters events and a Grand Slam between April and June. These events should either be moved there and they should be scrapped altogether.

With players complaining about the amount of tournaments on the busy ATP Tour schedule, it’s clear that the events in Gastaad, Bastad, and Umag should be the first to go.

If they are not scrapped completely, they should at least be slotted in with the European clay court swing instead.

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The 2026 grass-court season is done and dusted and now the focus switches back to hard courts with Canada and the United States hosting the North American swing.

Last year’s hard-court campaign was productive for the likes of Aryna Sabalenka, Elena Rybakina, Iga Swiatek and Amanda Anisimova, which means they have a lot of points to defend in the next few months.

The North American swing gets underway on 27 July with the Mubadala Citi DC Open in Washington DC and the Memphis Classic before attention turns to the WTA 1000 scene with Toronto hosting the Canadian Open from 3 August and Mason staging the Cincinnati Open from the 13th.

There is one tournament before the US Open with the WTA 500 Monterrey Open in Mexico taking place from 24 August, before the swing ends with the final Grand Slam of the year in New York (30 August-13 September).

With the WTA Rankings determined via a rolling 52-week, cumulative system, players have to defend the points they earned from the same tournament/period 12 months ago.

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Example: If Player A won the Canadian Open last year, they earned 1,000 points and those points will be removed at the start of the 2026 edition in the Live Rankings, but the player will then earn points for every round at this year’s tournament. The only way they can keep those 1,000 points is by winning the tournament again.

Points The Big Names Will Drop

Aryna Sabalenka – 2,215

The world No 1 – who is under pressure to keep top spot in the WTA Rankings as she is only 407 points ahead of Rybakina – played only two events during the swing last year and that was the Cincinnati Open and the US Open.

Sabalenka lost in the quarter-final in Cincinnati (215) and won the US Open (2000).

Elena Rybakina – 1,215

The reigning Australian Open champion had a busy North American campaign last year as she played in four events, reaching the semi-final in Washington DC (195), the semis in Canada (390), the semis in Cincinnati (390) and the round of 16 at Flushing Meadows (240).

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She won’t defend her points in Washington DC, but is still favourite to overtake Sabalenka at No 1 after the hard-court campaign.

Jessica Pegula – 911

The American climbed to No 3 after Wimbledon and she lost in the second round in Washington DC (1 point), the round of 32 in Canada (65), the round of 32 in Cincy (65) and was a semi-finalist at the US Open (780).

Coco Gauff – 575

The 2023 US Open champion had a poor campaign last year as she was beaten in the round of 16 in Montreal (120), quarter-final in Cincinnati (215) and the round of 16 at the US Open (240).

But with many of the players around her dropping more points, it opens an opportunity for Gauff to edge closer to the top three.

Mirra Andreeva – 165

The reigning French Open champion also has an opportunity to move up the rankings as she will drop 35 points from the 2025 Canadian Open and 130 from the US Open.

Karolina Muchova – 650

Fresh from finishing runner-up at Wimbledon, Muchova will defend 120 points from a round of 16 appearance in Canada, 65 from a round of 32 run in Cincy and 430 from a quarter-final at the US Open.

Linda Noskova – 411

The 2026 Wimbledon winner – who will also drop 163 points next week from Prague 2025 – lost in the round of 64 in both Montreal (10) and Cincinnati (10) last year, but only 10 points will drop as Montreal is non-countable.

Noskova also played in Monterrey in 2025 and reached the quarter-final (108) and the round of 32 at the US Open (130).

Iga Swiatek – 1,550

Having slipped to No 8 in the rankings after her failure to defend her Wimbledon crown, Swiatek is in danger of slipping out of the top 10.

The Pole reached the round of 16 in Montreal 12 months ago and earned 120 points and then went on to lift the Cincinnati Open trophy (1,000) before losing in the quarter-final of the US Open (430).

Amanda Anisimova – 1,455

Anisimova picked up 130 points at the Canadian Open and 35 in Cincy before going on an incredible run at Flushing Meadows as she finished runner-up to Sabalenka and that was worth 1,300 points.

Victoria Mboko – 1,060

The Canadian has already dropped out of the top 10 after she was forced to miss Wimbledon due to injury and she is set to drop a few more spots as she won’t defend her points at Washington DC (60) and Canada (1,000).

Last year, Mboko became the second wildcard to win the Canadian Open, but she has already confirmed she won’t play this year due to her knee injury.

It remains to be seen if she will play at Cincinnati (she didn’t feature last year) or the US Open (10 points after losing in the first round).

Alex Eala – 205

Fresh from a historic run to the round of 16 at Wimbledon, Eala finds herself in a good position as she has 10 points to defend in Canada, 0 in Cincinnati and 70 at the US Open.

Following her second-round exit from the US Open last year, the Filipina entered the WTA Challenger event in Guadalajara and won the event, earning 125 points.

Emma Raducanu – 455

The British No 1 was a semi-finalist in Washington DC last year (195), reached the round of 32 in Montreal (65) and Cincinnati (65) before losing in the round of 32 at the US Open (130).

Raducanu is currently struggling with a leg injury and won’t play in Washington DC while it remains to be seen if she will be fit for the remainder of the swing.

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