Swiatek’s projected fourth-round opponent could be an in-form Leylah Fernandez or rising American star Iva Jovic. She could face a rematch with Andreeva in the quarterfinals, but she could also take on No. 7 seed Elina Svitolina, who defeated the Pole at the BNP Paribas Open last month.
Elena Rybakina’s half of the draw is no less stacked. Opeing against either Elena-Gabriela Ruse or Antonia Ruzic, her projected road to a first Madrid final could include former world No. 4 Zheng Qinwen, who pushed her to three sets at the Qatar TotalEnergies Open in February, an always dangerous Jelena Ostapenko, and former Australian Open champion Madison Keys.
A trio of Top 8-seeded Americans also landed in the bottom half: No. 6 seed Amanda Anisimova is Elena Rybakina’s projected quarterfinal opponent, while No. 3 seed Coco Gauff shares a quarter with No. 5 seed Jessica Pegula, who won the Credit One Charleston Open on green clay at the start of the month.
Anisimova’s first match will be against either Dayana Yastremska or Solana Sierra, Gauff will open against either a qualifier or Oksana Selekhmeteva, and Pegula will kick off her Caja Magica campaign against either Taylor Townsend or Katie Boulter.
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