Overview
- Top seed Iga Swiatek receives a first-round bye and is slated to face Sorana Cirstea or Zhu Lin in the round of 16.
- Emma Raducanu is the No. 8 seed after late withdrawals and opens against Jaqueline Cristian.
- The draw positions Swiatek and Raducanu for a quarterfinal meeting if both advance, with No. 3 seed Clara Tauson projected as Swiatek’s semifinal opponent.
- World No. 11 Ekaterina Alexandrova anchors the bottom half as the No. 2 seed and could face defending champion Beatriz Haddad Maia in the quarterfinals.
- At her pre-tournament press conference, Swiatek said she is pain-free following the US Open and will take the event step by step.