Main draw play at the 2017 Western & Southern Open in Cincinnati is officially underway and the big story in the American midwest this year is the battle for the WTA’s #1 spot as no less than five players are in contention to leave Ohio with the top ranking.
Four of them met with the media today as Karolina Pliskova, Elina Svitolina, Simona Halep & Angelique Kerber discussed their chances of getting to the top of the sport on Sunday (or defending their position, in Pliskova’s case).