Italian Open Women’s Singles Draws: The much awaited women’s draws of the Italian Open has finally been released. The draw has Iga Swiatek as the top seed and she will be making a return to this tournament after missing Madrid Open due to shoulder niggle. The draw looks competitive as it has some big names facing each other even before the quarterfinals. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates.
Italian Open Women’s Singles Draws: Iga Swiatek leads Italian Open draw, Simona Halep to face Australian Open finalist Daniel Collins in second round
Main draw in Rome, where Iga Swiatek and Paula Badosa are the top seeds.
1R: Emma Raducanu vs. Bianca Andreescu.
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Swiatek leads first quarter
Iga Swiatek who has won her last four tournaments this year on the WTA tour, makes a return to the circuit after missing the Madrid Open. She is the top seed at Rome and she has received a bye in the first round. She will start her campaign against the winner between Shelby Rogers and Alison Riske.
Anna Kontaveit, who is the fifth seed is the next top seed in the quarter. She is likely to face Karolina Muchova in the second round, as she has received a bye. Meanwhile, the draw also has big names like Bianca Andreescu, Emma Raducanu and Naomi Osaka.
Raducanu faces Andreescu in the opening round while Osaka will face Spain’s Sara Tormo. If both Osaka and Raducanu win their pening round, they will face each other in a blockbuster second round clash.
Aryna Sabalenka & Danielle Collins headline second quarter
Aryna Sabalenka, who is the third seed in the tournament leads the second quarter. She has received a bye in the first round and will face either Shuai Zhang or Martina Trevisan in the second round. The other top seed in the draw is seventh seed Danielle Collins.
Collins too has received a bye and will face either Simona Halep or Alize Cornet in second round. The quarter also has 12th seed Belinda Bencic and Madrid Open finalist Jessica Pegula.
Fourth seed Maria Sakkari leads third quarter
Fourth seed Maria Sakkari is the top seed in the third quarter of the draw. Sakkari will face challenge from Sloane Stephens or Madirid Open semifinalist Ekaterina Alexandrova in the second round, as she has received a bye from the first round.
Garbine Mugurza, who is the eighth seed is the next top seed in the quarter. Muguruza will face a qualifier in her opening contest. She is likely to meet Ons Jabeur in the quarterfinals.
Jabeur is the ninth seed in the tournament and she faces Sorano Cirstea in the first round. The quarter also has Coco Gauff, who is the 14th seed.
Paula Badosa leads fourth quarter
Second seed Paula Badosa is the top seed in the fourth quarter. She has received a bye and will take on either Veronika Kudermetova or a qualifier. Sixth seed Karolina Pliskova is the next big seed in the quarter. She will face the winner between Jil Teichmann and Jasmine Paolini in the second round.
11th seed Jelena Ostapenko too features in this quarter. She will face a qualifier in the first round. Meanwhile, 14th seed Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Leylah Fernandez face each other in the first round.
Italian Open Women’s Singles Draws: Iga Swiatek leads Italian Open draw, Simona Halep to face Australian Open finalist Daniel Collins in second round – Check Out
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Italian Open Women’s Singles Draws: Iga Swiatek leads Italian Open draw, Simona Halep to face Australian Open finalist Daniel Collins in second round
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