Canada's Leylah Fernandez has drawn into the same bracket as world No. 1 Iga Swiatek at the National Bank Open.
The WTA event will be held at Toronto's Sobeys Stadium starting with the qualifying round on Saturday.The 13th seed hasn't played since sustaining a right foot injury in the quarterfinals of the French Open.Swiatek set a new record for the longest match win streak in the 21st century, winning 37 matches in a row earlier this year. She won the French Open and four WTA 1000 titles over that span.
Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., will face 11th seed Daria Kasatkina of Russia in the first round.
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