Australian Open 2020: Serena in Osaka's district, Kerber against qualifier
The draw for the Australian Open brought a strong upper half for women: With Ashleigh Barty , Naomi Osaka and Serena Wiliams , at least three of the biggest favorites are gathered in the upper grid.
by Jens Huiber
last edit: Jan 16, 2020, 09:21 am
Naomi Osaka is the defending champion. The Japanese meets Marie Bouzkova at the start. Serena Williams was also drawn to the Osaka district. On the way to her possible 24th major victory, the American must first clear the Russian Anastasia Potapova. Ashleigh Barty, number one in the world, starts against Lesia Tsurenko. And could already meet last year's finalist Petra Kvitova in the quarterfinals. Julia Görges has also been drawn into the top half. She plays against Viktoria Kuzmova in round one.
Karolina Pliskova is number two. with a difficult opening task: The Czech gets to deal with Kristina Mladenovic. Angelique Kerber, on the other hand, does not know her opponent yet, she is waiting for a qualifier and could face Marketa Vondrousova in the third round.
The draw has brought with it at least two other potential hit games: first, the reunion of Cori Gauff and Venus Williams, who last played in Wimbledon. With the better end for the now 15 year old Gauff. In addition, Maria Sharapova meets Croatian Donna Vekic, who is supported by the German Torben Beltz.
Here is the women's draw at the Australian Open 2020
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