Serena Williams Set To Play At Canadian Open WTA Event

15th July 2022 - by Louis Kalinga

The men’s tournament, which will take place in Montreal, will see Rafael Nadal make his return after an injury cut short his Wimbledon campaign

US player Serena Williams returns the ball to Spain's Sara Sorribes Tormo and Czech Republic's Marie Bouzkova during her round of 8 women's doubles tennis match, that she plays with Tunisia's Ons Jabeur, on day three, of the Eastbourne International tennis tournament in Eastbourne, southern England on June 21, 2022. PHOTO | AFP

SUMMARY

Serena Williams will continue her much-anticipated comeback at next month’s Canadian Open WTA event in Toronto, organisers confirmed on Thursday
Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff, and US Open champion Emma Raducanu are also in the stacked field for the tournament in Toronto

Serena Williams will continue her much-anticipated comeback at next month’s Canadian Open WTA event in Toronto, organisers confirmed on Thursday.

The former world number one, who played her first singles match in a year during a first round defeat at Wimbledon last month, was named in a star-studded field for the August 6-14 tournament.

Williams was beaten in three sets by unseeded Frenchwoman Harmony Tan at Wimbledon last month.

Williams, who is using her protected ranking to enter the main draw, joins a field which includes 41 of the top 43-ranked players in the world, including two-time French Open champion and world number one Iga Swiatek.

Naomi Osaka, Coco Gauff, and US Open champion Emma Raducanu are also in the stacked field for the tournament in Toronto.

The men’s tournament, which will take place in Montreal, will see Rafael Nadal make his return after an injury cut short his Wimbledon campaign.

Nadal has won five times in Canada and will be out to equal Ivan Lendl’s record of six Canadian Open titles.

The field also includes world number four Stefanos Tsitsipas, Casper Ruud and Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz in addition to world number one Daniil Medvedev.