Seven Lucky Losers Participate in WTA Ningbo 500 Draw

By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Wednesday October 16, 2024 Seven last-second withdrawals have led to a wide open draw at Ningbo, China this week. Anastasia Potapova (GI Illness), Ekaterina Alexandrova (right shoulder injury), Emma Navarro (illness), Jasmine Paolini (Left foot injury), Luidmila Samsonova (undisclosed), Yafan Wang [WC] (lower back injury) and Zheng Qinwen have all pulled out of the 28-player field, giving seven lucky losers a chance to make waves in a WTA 500 draw. Barbora Krejcikova, seeded fourth, is the highest-ranked remaining player in the draw. The Czech will face Lucky Loser Yexin Ma in the second round. Fifth-seeded Daria Kasatkina and eighth-seeded Paula Badosa have already reached the quarterfinals, along with Yulia Putintseva and Mirra Andreeva.

Tomorrow’s line up is set! Who will hook the 🎟️ to the last 🎱? #NingboOpen pic.twitter.com/OtWGSGjSL7

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