Stuttgart draw: Raducanu, Kerber set for first-round clash

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STUTTGART, Germany -- The draw for the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix is out. World No.1 and two-time defending champion Iga Swiatek

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lead the jam-packed draw at the WTA 500 tournament, which includes eight of the Hologic WTA Tour's Top 10. 

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The first round will see a clash of wild cards, as former No.1 Angelique Kerber faces 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu

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and
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to lead Great Britain to a 3-1 win over France. 

Kerber, a champion in Stuttgart in 2015 and 2016, is set to compete at the Porsche Tennis Arena for the first time since 2022.

The top four seeds, Swiatek, Sabalenka, No.3 Coco Gauff

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, have first-round byes.

Swiatek is bidding to become the first three-time champion in Stuttgart since Maria Sharapova swept the titles from 2012-2014. She will open her tournament in the second round against either Elise Mertens

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Looming in Swiatek's quarter is No.8 seed Jelena Ostapenko

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. The winner will face either Raducanu or Kerber.

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      No.4 seed Rybakina and No.7 seed Ons Jabeur

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      No.3 seed Coco Gauff

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      No.2 Sabalenka, a finalist in the last three editions, leads the bottom quarter. She could face former No.2 Paula Badosa

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      Main draw play begins on Monday, April 15.