For the second year in a row, Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek have failed to meet the WTA's minimum requirement for participation in WTA 500 events - and once again, it has resulted in penalties.
Emma Raducanu has continued her recent good form after a 6-1 6-3 victory against Daria Kasatkina in the opening round of the clay-court WTA 500 event in Strasbourg.