Halep arrives in Prague ahead of WTA event

Published August 07, 2020

As the first WTA tournament of the reopen tour carries on this week in Palermo, organizers in Kentucky and Prague are welcoming players for next week's events.

💛 Let's enjoy it! World no.2️⃣ is in Prague. Welcome, @Simona_Halep! 😍 pic.twitter.com/kCF2PePeHd
— TK Sparta Prague Open 2020 (@tennispragueopn) August 7, 2020

World No. 2 Simona Halep has arrived in Prague, where she will be the top seed.

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It's the first event she's playing since Dubai in February. The rest of the field includes the likes of Petra Martic, Elena Rybakina, Marketa Vondrousova, Maria Sakkari, Karolina Muchova, Barbora Strycova and Katerina Siniakova.

✅ Central court tested by @Wimbledon finalist @geniebouchard 🤩
📷: TK SPARTA PRAHA / Pavel Lebeda pic.twitter.com/pwQSmNczaF
— TK Sparta Prague Open 2020 (@tennispragueopn) August 6, 2020

Canada's Eugenie Bouchard will be competing thanks to a wild card. Belinda Bencic was scheduled to play but withdraw and is being replaced by Alize Cornet.

Main-draw action in Prague begins on Monday.