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It's time to speak about the WTA draw at Indian Worlds.

And this one could be pretty open this year.

We have some young talents like Eala and Emboco trying to do some magic.

Or is it going to be one of the usual names?

One of the Robacolors, your sabbelenkers, or your egos.

That's right.

We're here for the women's draw of Indian Worlds.

And last year's champion was a young champion as well.

It was Meila and Lava.

So she'll be back on the scene trying to ruffle some feathers.

And Eager is pretty good here too.

So we could see her come back with a bang.

Rebecca has been a champion here as well.

She's the reigning Australian Open Champion coming in.

And obviously this sabbelenker, she's in the draw as well.

Emboco you've mentioned already.

And somebody who is a seed in this one, it's Alexandria Eala.

So that is super exciting because it means she doesn't even have a first round match to play, JG.

Yeah, which is crazy to think.

I mean, we've been hyping her up from last year.

But now she's arrived on the tour as a little bit more of a serious tennis player,

one who can contend for these big events.

Just a quick word on sabbelenker, the world number one, probably the favourite.

I'm not sure because I can't see the odds.

But she has just got engaged to her partner.

So big congrats to her.

I wonder if that's going to impact her performance here.

Maybe she's a bit distracted with things going on off court.

She's probably been drinking a lot of champagne and

and celebrating into the early hours.

Eager thinks she needs, she's got a bit of a point to prove.

I know she's done well here in the past.

It's been a wobbly period for us.

She's not exactly hit the ground running in 2026.

And we've seen some froughties in the way she plays.

I think in Anissa Mova, we've not mentioned who is back to her best really.

She's not defending any points, playing at home in America.

I think can be dangerous.

But Miran, the one who's got the most to lose, I feel,

because defended a lot of points.

There's that expectation now on her to perform

at this event.

And I feel like we're not,

people have maybe not spoke about her.

She's been a bit overshadowed by other young players of late.

And this is her moment too.

And I even forgot to mention her in the intro.

So that just goes to show.

Peach is being a little bit overshadowed at times.

Yeah, and definitely by the rising threats on the WTA tour,

Victoria and Boko should be one.

Everybody needs to look out for in this tournament.

She obviously was runner up in Qatar to Karolina Muckova.

And she's just been having a fantastic start to the year.

I can't wait to see her at another master's event.

This one, will it suit her game?

I think we're just waiting to see how she fares in all of these tournaments now.

Now that she's really established herself at the top of the game,

she is a top 10 seed now as well.

And we're going to find out which section of the draw she's in.

Saba Lenka will be our first quarter.

She's the number one seed.

And let's have a look at her section.

And these are the seeds.

Maya joint.

Eva Yovic.

Nomiya Sarka.

Victoria and Boko.

Anna Callinskaya.

Emma Raducano.

And Amanda Anisimova.

All in Saba Lenka's quarter.

Wow.

Yeah.

Horrible.

The free you've got to highlight is Mboko Yovic.

And Anisimova.

Word on Yovic.

She's been playing with Jokovic there.

Obviously a massive admirer of Novak Jokovic.

They've been on the practice courts.

And she is at a career high.

I think 16 in the world as it stands.

Knocking on the door.

Another one for that top 10.

She's a very good player.

And I think playing here in America could be dangerous.

So watch out.

And Saba Lenka.

I think with everything going on off the court.

Maybe could be a little bit of a distraction for her.

And I don't know.

It's not historically, like you said.

It's not an event she's done amazing that in the past.

Ega's done better.

And maybe we're looking at this thinking.

Anisimova on Boko.

Or Yovic is favorite to advance.

Maybe not Yovic.

I think Saba Lenka is still very strong.

And still will be on paper.

But if I had to put my money down,

I'm going more for Anisimova to advance.

And I think she could be the hot contender from the quarter.

Yeah, it's difficult to know how it's going to pan out

when somebody has had such a big life event off the court.

It could inspire her.

She was last year's finalist.

It might have no relevance at all.

Maybe not.

But this is a very dangerous section.

And just by looking at all of those names, the other seeds,

there are some other good non-seeded.

We've got Son Mez, who's just literally gone through the

evening, knocking out Kessler.

We've got Janice Jen.

She's another good player, Indonesian, on the come up.

Having a look down there.

I think that that's probably it from just the unseeded players there.

But there's enough other action going on in that whole section.

I would agree with you.

I think Anisimova will like her draw.

Radukanu, I mean, Jura is out at the moment.

Let's see how she gets on in her first match.

And then we'll be able to grade if she has a potential

Anisimova match up.

But she didn't do too bad against Anisimova last time she played her, I don't think.

It's a bit of a weird one.

But Anisimova is completely different player these days.

May, fire off the court.

Radukanu, have you seen her new coach?

She's got an interim coach for the meantime.

It's Marpecci.

Didn't want to commit full time, but just going to be a little bit of a stopgap.

So we can say Michael Carrick stepped in.

That's what it is.

Like a caretaker coach she's got for the meantime.

And they're reuniting again.

I mean, eventually she will go back for all the coaches she's had

because she's running out of options.

Four-old Emma.

You must be close.

You must be close to be one of the next coaches in line.

If, well, if it's up for grabs, I'm happy to fly around the world

and be the coach, sit in the box for a bit.

But I don't know how long that seat stays available.

Oh, tournament.

You've got a tournament.

So I get to pick which one?

No, she picks everything.

Oh, okay, she gets to pick.

Okay, not to worry.

Right.

In Savilenka's half of the draw, Coco Goff is in the next quarter.

And in her section, we have

Alexandria Yala,

where you have Diana Schneider,

Linda Noscova,

Alexandra of a Towson,

Ginuong, and Paulini,

instantly a lot better than Savilenka's quarter from what I can say.

A lot better.

And Yala's not going to be pleased having Coco.

Coco dismantled a,

isn't that a last event?

Just it was very dominant

and as much as we was hoping for

Yala to continue a fantastic run.

That was a step too far.

Coco turned up.

I fear it's going to be the same.

And this is where I'm not really that optimistic on Yala's chances.

If anyone can get revenge off, I feel like it's her.

She does have so much

fire and a really good level inside of us.

I'm just fascinated to see if she can get revenge.

Is it going to be like a nissim over with an eagle last year

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I'm not sure.

I think it's going to be tough for Yala,

but this is a really easy quarter on the whole

and Coco Goff should be winning it.

Pauline, I've already said I don't think she's going to be the same player this year.

Yeah, and it is the big match up.

I'm everyone I want to see the rematch from that to see

if Yala's level has gone up

and another level to be able to compete with Coco Goff this time.

We've got a match before then,

obviously for both the players and Yala will play

the Yastra Lemska or Shure Zang.

I still think that it will be a massive, massive match.

And obviously it is in America.

There'll be a lot of fans with Goff.

But I've got feeling there's going to be more fans for Alexandria Yala

at the match if they play than there will be in America for Coco Goff,

which is insane.

Looking down, Tom Yanovich has been playing pretty well.

She's not a bit of a comeback at the minute,

which is good for her.

But Dosa's out, putting savers already through there.

Let's move down to the bottom of the draw.

It is Eagas.

We'll go to Eagas next.

And Eagas has Maria Sakari,

Kim Minjung,

Karena Mukava,

Svitalina,

Samsonova,

Mila Andreva,

and Leyla Fernandez.

Yeah, I mean, this is tough up yet again.

I think maybe the first quarter we went

from could be tougher again,

but I think this one's drums it could tie it for certainly,

because you've got Miran and Leyva right at the top there.

And maybe the favour,

even over Eagas, I would say.

Let's see how Eagas responds.

Sakari, someone who's done very well at this event in the past.

She got to the final.

Was it last year?

No, not last year.

Was it the year before she got to the final leave?

So yeah, the final twice.

Yeah, lost to Eagas twice.

Yeah, so she's, she's someone who likes it here.

It gets bagel in that final gosh against Eagas.

That's when Eagas was always doing a breadstick or a bagel.

She did one in the few years before as well.

But yeah, go back to the draw.

No worries.

Tough Mukava,

Svitalina having the best season ever.

Really, she's looking amazing in the top 10,

dangerous.

King Minjung had tough really few months.

How does she come back from injury?

My buddy's on mid end today, but I like her the most out of this whole section.

And I would like to see an end today for Eagas much to see who kind of evolves.

Two players who like this event and like the conditions.

I'm back in Mukava for some reason.

I think after winning a Master's event, finally,

she might have gained a lot of confidence now from that.

And especially, there's no injury concerns.

Yeah, I'm going to go Mukava as my pick from this quarter.

Any other unceded players in there to really watch out for.

Well, what a sinko we like.

But yeah, the other dismantled earth.

So maybe Ruzic,

and I think Peyton Sterns,

that could be a tough match for him today though.

Does well in ground stands.

Yeah.

And then the other half of the bottom,

we have Rebecca and she's in the quarter with Pagula,

Osterpenko,

Merton's, Benchich,

Keys, Navarro,

Kostya.

So it's not like the men's really this one.

This one has two lopsided quarters.

And two, I wouldn't say easy,

but the name's just aren't as big in two of the quarters here.

Yeah.

No, the men's draw was very evil.

I don't think the women's one is.

I would say maybe this bottom half could be easier,

but not really because you've got a tough quarter on each side.

Yeah, there's I think the eagre's quarter

and Sabah's quarter,

both the tough quarters.

But say in there,

I still look at this section,

and I do like it for Rebecca and it's kind of swaying my decision

on the fact that I'm going to go,

she comes straight out with it.

I'm actually going to be predicting

Rebecca and her to win Indian worlds.

I think she is the one to be.

I really like her draw here.

I don't see her being troubled too much.

Until a pegula.

Yeah.

I mean, pegula never really done much at this event,

but she is a bit of a grower, I think.

She's only ever got to the quarter finals before.

I think I agree with you.

Rebecca and her definitely,

especially she's won it before.

She's won it before, and she's now in good form again.

She's playing really well.

She's playing really well this year.

Who did she lose to recently?

After the look.

In Dubai, she lost to Rusech, right?

Yes, but it was over time, but she was injured.

Yeah.

So I don't know if we're going to look too much into that.

Yeah, I don't think she lost to the quarter finals in Boko.

Yeah, I don't know.

I have a good feeling.

I feel if she avoids any injuries,

and physically is playing well,

and feeling that feeling herself,

then she walks his quarter.

Yeah, I think that she's definitely,

from being a past champion,

you've got to, you can't rule her out.

I think you've got, at the top,

you've got Donna Beckich there as well.

That could be a banana skim for

Pagula, potentially, second round.

Looking down there, we've got Venus Williams in this section as well.

We could see her playing again.

Sonne Kartao as well.

If you could unsee the players in this section,

but yeah, I'd say the big name's there.

I wouldn't say Navara, I'd say some weaker seeds,

like your mountains,

Osterpenko goes off the boil a lot,

cost you a bit up and down.

Yeah.

Yeah, it's not, it's not the toughest.

Definitely agree with the other ones being the toughest.

Saba Lenka and Ega,

I've got Jose Morgado's got a few tweets out,

saying potential second round matches.

Saba Lenka Parks, Yovic Stevens,

Venus versus Keys.

Gosh, I've got Fandreski, that's pretty cool.

That would be pretty, that would be an epic one,

although Andreski is one of those sad stories, really.

Yeah, have you been following her recently?

Not really.

She dropped down.

She dropped down playing some smaller events.

Why?

It's okay.

Well, so I think it's just the thing to do.

I think if you can't get any success,

try and build yourself back up again.

But I don't know if she'll ever get back to that

that dizzy height ever again, sadly.

Potential round three matches.

And this is Mova Raducano.

Goff Yala, that's the big one we've spoken about already.

Paulini versus Wong,

Pagula Osterpenko,

Rebecca Nacostiuk,

Andreva versus Fandres.

And Saka Lee versus Shfiantek,

which would be a rematch of that two-time final.

Could some projected fourth rounds,

maybe a Saba Lenka or Saka,

and Boko and this is Mova.

See, now we're really...

That's a good match.

And Boko and this is Mova.

I like Mukva Ega,

because I think that's where Mukva will be her.

And that's why I think Enderlaver's got a better chance.

Yeah, some great matches.

Andreva, Svitalina,

I think that'd be really tough for Anderlaver as well.

Might even lose that one.

I don't think we can do anything based off seeds.

I mean, they're same projected quarterfinals with Anderlaver,

Shfiantek, Saba and this is Mova.

Goff Powerlini, I don't see happening.

No, definitely not.

Did we got the roots to the final?

Let's just have a quick look.

So Saba, it's saying here,

it would be a buy, parks,

then either joint or Jen,

a Saka or a Yovic,

and this is Mova or Boko, maybe,

in the quarters,

Goff in the semis,

and then Ega,

Rebecca Napagula,

Anderlaver and the rest.

It seems quite tough from round four onwards.

Yeah, and the players who aren't defended any points,

really, and this time I was not defending any,

and Boko's hardly defended any points.

So they can really have a great run at this.

Alexander was not defending any points.

A Saka isn't either.

Yovic, barely any.

So these players can have a real good run into the top 10,

coming into this event,

if they win a few matches.

Players who need to do well is Saba Lenka,

not even Rebecca.

I mean, she's only defended 110 points.

So Rebecca can probably leap frog Ego into second in the world

if she has a good event.

Incredible.

It's mid-end Draves,

who's clinging on to the top 10 at the moment.

And Ega's popping up.

So many.

Yes, Ega's going to have to do well in her match

as potentially sarcerly round three.

Muck of a round four is the real tough one,

though. She would probably be annoyed

that she's in her section.

As Spitalina as well,

I think she'd be more fearful of her

than Antelayva right now.

Rebecca is always a nightmare for Ega,

and then if she gets that far,

well, it was still not outside the realm of possibility.

Saba Lenka got off and this him over,

potentially in the final.

Wild.

Who's your pick for the win?

You said Rebecca knows that after seeing all of that.

Yeah, no, I'm convinced.

I'm really I'm going to be going for Rebecca to win this event.

In terms of an outside pick,

I do like

Ender Ava's chances or in Boku.

I know it's not really much of an outside,

but them two young players are really big on right now.

And

I can do some damage.

I kind of want to sneak in and this him over,

but then I feel like I'm taking everyone at this point.

I might as well take all of the best players,

but I'm going big on Rebecca to win

with a keen interest in Boku and Ender Ava.

And I wouldn't be shocked if an isome over,

a surprise a lot of people does very well.

That's by assessment.

I don't know if many people are going to pick

the number one in this.

And I think that's why I'm going to pick her.

She's got a lot of stuff going on,

which is to celebrate with a dog,

just with a ring,

like, oh, happy.

She did it.

I think that's,

I think she's not going to get a tennis right now.

I think that that might inspire.

I think she'd be so happy that the stress of tennis

might not get on her nerves so much.

And she might just be playing more with more freedom,

more love in her heart.

So I'm going to go Sabra Lenka.

She's been to the final twice.

Third times a charm.

There you go.

Lovely.

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