Tennis Canada announced Wednesday that Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., and Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki will begin their ºÃÉ«tv Bank Open campaigns on Aug. 8. Andreescu returns to Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in a women's singles match on day six of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Alastair Grant
Canada's Bianca Andreescu hits a backhand to Britain's Sonay Kartal during their WTA tour tennis match in Bad Homburg, Germany, Monday, June 26, 2023. Tennis Canada announced Wednesday that Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., and Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki will begin their ºÃÉ«tv Bank Open campaigns on Aug. 8. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
Tennis Canada announced Wednesday that Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., and Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki will begin their ºÃÉ«tv Bank Open campaigns on Aug. 8. Andreescu returns to Tunisia's Ons Jabeur in a women's singles match on day six of the Wimbledon tennis championships in London, Saturday, July 8, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP, Alastair Grant
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Canada's Bianca Andreescu hits a backhand to Britain's Sonay Kartal during their WTA tour tennis match in Bad Homburg, Germany, Monday, June 26, 2023. Tennis Canada announced Wednesday that Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., and Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki will begin their ºÃÉ«tv Bank Open campaigns on Aug. 8. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)
MONTREAL - Bianca Andreescu of Mississauga, Ont., and Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki will begin their ºÃÉ«tv Bank Open campaigns on Aug. 8.
Tennis Canada made the announcement Wednesday.
Andreescu, who won the event in Toronto in 2019, will play her opening-round match during the night session.
The former U.S. Open champion is coming off a third-round appearance at Wimbledon.
Wozniacki, a former world No. 1, is returning to action for her first official match since January 2020 after leaving the game to start a family. She'll play her opening match during the day session.
Both players received wild cards to enter the main draw. The remainder of the draw will be revealed on Aug. 4.
This report by ºÃÉ«tvwas first published July 26, 2023.
