US Open: Intanon, Pusarla Clear Favourites
Obstacles on the path to glory at the YONEX US Open 2023 decreased for women’s singles top seed Ratchanok Intanon and third seed Pusarla V. Sindhu following the withdrawals of two contenders.
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Fourth-seeded home hope Beiwen Zhang announced last week after pulling out of the YONEX Canada Open 2023 semifinals due to an Achilles injury she would not be participating in Omaha. Also out is Intanon’s compatriot, second seed Busanan Ongbamrungphan.
Intanon, whose initial opponent Lianne Tan also withdrew, now faces Irishwoman Rachael Darragh in the opening round. Beiwen and Ongbamrungphan have been replaced by Julie Dawall Jakobsen and Ksenia Polikarpova.
Pusarla, looking to become the first Indian women’s singles winner in tournament history, gets a bye to second the round.
- Ratchanok Intanon
- Pusarla V. Sindhu
- Beiwen Zhang
- Busanan Ongbamrungphan
- Lianne Tan
- Rachael Darragh
- Julie Dawall Jakobsen
- Ksenia Polikarpova
- Supanida Katethong
- Line Christophersen
- Ines Lucia Castillo Salazar
- Clara Azurmendi
- Vanessa Maricela Garcia Contreras
- Talia Ng
- Sabrina Solis
- Jenjira Stadelmann
- Haramara Gaitan
- Qi Xuefei
- Tereza Švábíková
- Pornpicha Choeikeewong
- Sapsiree Taerattanachai