#4. Carla Suarez Navarro
The Spaniard has had a pretty good year so far, having reached a career-high ranking of World No.6 owing to her triumph at the Qatar Open. Navarro’s Grand Slam performances have been decent as well, having reached the quarter-finals of the Australian Open and the fourth round of the French Open and the Wimbledon.
After disappointing performances at the Wimbledon and at the Rio Olympics, Navarro reached the quarter-finals of the Cincinnati masters where she was beaten by eventual runner-up Angelique Kerber.Seeded 11th at the US Open, Navarro will kick start her campaign against 135th ranked Brazilian Teliana Pereira and will most likely face 2008 runner-up in the second round before a possible encounter against Wimbledon semi-finalist Elena Vesnina in the third round.
However, her biggest obstacle in repeating her 2013 performance of reaching the quarter-finals will come in the fourth round where she might face last year’s semi-finalist Simona Halep provided she advances which would possibly setup a quarter-final meeting with World No.1 Serena WIlliams.
Given Navarro’s current form, she will definitely be an opponent to be wary of if she is at the top of her game.
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