WTA: Ons Jabeur tops tableau in Adelaide
Parallel to the United Cup, a fairly strong WTA Tour 500 tournament is taking place in Adelaide. With Ons Jabeur as a favourite.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Dec 31, 2022, 02:03 pm
With her world rankings, Ons Jabeur would have had the power to give Tunisia a place in the United Cup. Alone: The supporting cast is not (yet) sufficient. Which is why Jabeur is hitting the 500 in Adelaide. Set in first place, she will face either Sorana Cirstea or a qualifier after a bye.
Aryna Sabalenka greets from the bottom of the tableau, who could face a really tough task in the first match: namely, if Ljudmila Samsonova wins her opening game against Zhang Shuai. Samsonova was one of the rising stars of 2022.
Pliskova and Rybakina not set
The meeting of two Grand Slam winners promises to be interesting in round one: Garbine Muguruza meets Bianca Andreescu. Jelena Ostapenko, on the other hand, has to deal with the recently unseeded Karolina Pliskova.
Speaking of which: Elena Rybakina, the reigning Wimbledon champion, also didn't make it onto the seeded list. And in round one against Danielle Collins, number six ran.