TORONTO: Reigning US Open champion Coco Gauff will be the top seed at this week’s WTA Toronto event, a hardcourt tuneup for the year’s last Grand Slam showdown, in New York.
The second-ranked American is joined by third-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and sixth-ranked defending champion Jessica Pegula in a field where several top players withdrew following the Paris Olympics.
Gauff and the other top-eight seeds received a first-round bye, but she will open in the second round against Sofia Kenin or a qualifier.
Also in her quarter of the draw are Japan’s Naomi Osaka and Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur, who meet in a first-round match.—
Published in Dawn, August 7th, 2024
