Wimbledon champion Swiatek to be headliner at Korea Open

The reigning Wimbledon women's singles champion Iga Swiatek will headline the entry list at the annual Korea Open tennis tournament in Seoul this month. Swiatek, a six-time Grand Slam singles winner, is set to make her Korea debut next week at the Olympic Park Tennis Center. The WTA 500 tournament will run from Monday to Sept. 21. Swiatek, world No. 2 from Poland, was supposed to play at the 2024 Korea Open but withdrew at the last minute due to her provisional suspension over a failed drug test. She is expected to be the top seed in Seoul, with world No. 4 from the United States, Amanda Anisimova, set to join her as the only other top-10 player in action. Anisimova was the runner-up to Swiatek at this year's Wimbledon. The American got her revenge against Swiatek in the U.S. Open quarterfinals but then lost to Aryna Sabalenka in the final. Other top-20 players are: Ekaterina Alexandrova of Russia (No. 11), the 2022 Korea Open champion; Clara Tauson of Denmark (No. 12); Daria Kasatkina of Australia (No. 16); and Diana Shnaider of Russia (No. 19). Lois Boisson, who made a surprising run toWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times