A lot of seeds have gone down at both events, held in those always-tough weeks before a biggie – in this case, Indian Wells.
So the coast looks clear for No. 1 seed Jasmine Paolini, in on a late wild card, to do damage at the WTA 500 in Mérida.
As for Austin, last year’s champion withdrew after winning Dubai. And so the only seed left is No. 4 P...