San Diego draw: Andreescu faces Samsonova; Gauff, Pegula back in action

World No.1 Iga Swiatek

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San Diego 2022: Main Draw | Everything you need to know

Top 8 seeds in San Diego:

No.1 Iga Swiatek

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No.2 Paula Badosa

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No.3 Aryna Sabalenka

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No.4 Jessica Pegula

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No.5 Maria Sakkari

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No.6 Coco Gauff

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No.7 Caroline Garcia
No.8 Daria Kasatkina

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The top four seeds receive byes into the second round. Swiatek will face either Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina

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Either Andreescu or Tokyo champion Liudmila Samsonova

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No.4 seed Pegula anchors the second quarter of the draw along with No.8 seed Kasatkina. Pegula will face either Sofia Kenin

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No.3 seed Sabalenka leads the third quarter of the draw along with No.5 seed Sakkari, who took a late wild card. A semifinalist at the US Open last month, Sabalenka will face either No.12 Veronika Kudermetova

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No.2 seed Badosa and No.7 seed Garcia lead the last quarter of the draw. Garcia will face Danielle Collins

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