2023-04-29 15:00:06
From April 30 to May 7, 32 players will compete in the 12th edition of the Open 35 in Saint-Malo. Big names in women’s tennis will be present.
“We are satisfied with this set”. There is something. Among the 32 players competing at the Open 35, from April 30 to May 7, 22 are between 53rd and 119th place in the world. And six are invited to Saint-Malo, including Elina Svitolina and Sloane Stephens. A 12th edition simply unprecedented in terms of level, a few weeks from Roland-Garros (May 28 to June 11).
Many headliners
Where to start? The Open 35, which is the fourth largest French tournament, has never hosted so many competitors with such high performance on a global scale. The four French women in the running, namely Léolia Jeanjean (117th), Diane Parry (107th), Océane Dodin (99th) and Clara Burel (112th), will have a lot to do in the competition. Because the organizers have announced the presence of Elina Svitolina, the former world number 3. The Ukrainian, ranked 1,344th internationally, returned to the courts at the Charleston tournament earlier this month after giving birth to a child in October. Winner of the Masters in 2018, the wife of Gaël Monfils has already been in the quarter-finals in each Grand Slam tournament. She should quickly grab places on a global scale, starting at the Open 35.
Victorious last year at Roland Garros alongside Caroline Garcia, Kristina Mladenovic benefits from a wild card. Multi-titled in doubles in the Grand Slam tournaments, the world number 146, former number 10 in singles (2017), is a contender for victory. It will also be necessary to count on the Americans Claire Liu (53rd) and Alycia Parks (56th). Finally, the Open 35 welcomes Sloane Stephens, winner of the 2017 US Open. The 30-year-old player also has a Roland Garros final to her credit in 2018. Currently 48th in the WTA rankings, the American is one of the big favorites . Last year, the Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maia won.
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