French Open 2021 draw: Kerber on course Serena, Barty with a challenging quarter
The draw for the women at the French Open 2021 already brought some hits in round one. Angelique Kerber could face Serena Williams early.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: May 27, 2021, 05:30 pm
The attack on the 24th major title turns out to be an extremely difficult undertaking on paper. The US-American, placed seventh in Roland Garros, opens against Irina-Camelia Begu from Romania, could in round three on Angelique Kerber (who starts against a qualifier) will meet, then Petra Kvitova and in the quarterfinals one of the big favorites, Aryna Sabalenka .
Even for the 2019 winner, Ashleigh Barty , the tasks are not easy. It starts against Bernarda Pera, in round three there could already be a meeting with Ons Jabeur. The round of 16 sees either Cori Gauff or Jennifer Brady as opponents. According to the plan, Elina Svitolina should wait in the quarter-finals - last year's winner Iga Swiatek in the semifinals. However, she would have to defeat Garbine Muguruza, who is always strong in Paris, on her way there.
Muguruza starts against Marta Kostyuk, one of the top games in round one. The same applies to the meeting between Sofia Kenin, the finalist of 2020, and Jelena Ostapenko, the winner of 2017. Andrea Petkovic starts against Karolina Muchova (CZE / 18), also promises the duel between Belinda Bencic (SUI / 10) and Nadia Podoroska Excitement - the Argentine reached the semi-finals at Roland Garros last autumn.
This is what the quarter-finals could look like according to the seeding list:
| Ashleigh Barty (AUS / 1) | Elina Svitolina (UKR / 5) |
| Sofia Kenin (USA / 4) | Iga Swiatek (POL / 8) |
| Aryna Sabalenka (BLR / 3) | Serena Williams (USA / 7) |
| Naomi Osaka (JPN / 2) | Bianca Andreescu (CAN / 6) |
Here the single tableau of the women in Roland Garros
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