After the successful completion of the Tokyo Olympics 2020, fans are now looking forward to the upcoming hard-court season. It is time for the Rogers Cup 2021 and the draw is out. Even though Ashleigh Barty and Naomi Osaka are not playing there, the Masters 1000 tournament will be featuring many big players like Aryna Sabalenka, Victoria Azarenka, and Bianca Andreescu.
World No.3 Aryna Sabalenka will be beginning as the top-seeded player at the National Bank Open 2021. After playing well at the Wimbledon Championships 2021, the Belarusian player will be eyeing her second Masters tournament of the year in Toronto. She’ll face either Sloane Stephens or Dayana Yastremska in her first match.
Yes, please
Defending champion @Bandreescu_ could have an all-Canadian clash opener as she awaits the winner of Fernandez/Qualifier.#OBN21 pic.twitter.com/oKnIcZ2Mof
— Omnium Banque Nationale (@OBNmontreal) August 7, 2021
World No.5 Bianca Andreescu will be playing at her home and will start as the second seed. She will encounter with the winner of the match between Leylah Annie Fernandez or a qualifier.
Tokyo Olympics 2020 bronze medal winner, Elina Svitolina is right behind her in the seeds and will be looking for her first title in 2021. She’ll meet either Johanna Konta or Zhang Shuai in her first match.
2018 champion @Simona_Halep will meet Collins or Teichmann to start her #OBN21 campaign. pic.twitter.com/fMJIHlAVTh
— Omnium Banque Nationale (@OBNmontreal) August 7, 2021
Wimbledon Championships 2021 winner Karolina Pliskova is the fourth-seeded player while Garbine Muguruza will begin as the fifth seed.
There are a couple of amazing matches that fans can witness even in the first round. While Dayana Yastremska will face Sloane Stephens, Coco Gauff will battle against Anastasija Sevatsova.
First round
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Yastremska vs. Stephens
Ostapenko vs. Siniakova
Keys vs. Marino
Sakkari vs Bouzkova
Gauff vs. Sevastova#OBN21— Omnium Banque Nationale (@OBNmontreal) August 7, 2021
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Aryna Sabalenka will likely meet Victoria Azarenka in the quarters, Bianca Andreescu to lock horn with Simona Halep
With the coming out of the draw, one can even look at the possible quarter-finals that will take place at the National Bank Open 2021. Interestingly, Sabalenka will likely be going against 2-time Grand Slam champion and her compatriot, Victoria Azarenka.
In the other quarter-finals, Pliskova will be facing Muguruza while Kvitova might take on Svitolina. However, the most intriguing quarters match could be between the fans’ favourite Andreescu and 2-time National Bank Open winner, Simona Halep, who is making a return to tour after missing the French Open and the Wimbledon Championships 2021. Thus, the Canadian has a tougher path to win the title a compared to others.
Voici à quoi les quarts de finale de #OBN21 pourraient avoir l'air…
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— Omnium Banque Nationale (@OBNmontreal) August 7, 2021
Thus, the draw is quite fascinating and fans are eagerly waiting for the tournament to start. Who will emerge as the winner of the National Bank Open 2021?
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