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2020 Roland Garros
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Simona Halep will begin her French Open campaign against Sara Sorribes Tormo, while Serena Williams will face a familiar foe when the 2020 Roland Garros draw is unveiled.
By Stephanie livaudais
Paris France – 2018 Champion Simona Halep will begin her search for her second Coupe Suzanne Lenglen against Sara Sorribes Tormo, as Serena Williams faces a familiar foe in the first round of the French Open.
the The draw for the last Grand Slam of 2020 was released today, with several delicious first round matchups and plenty of potential land mines for the seeded players.
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Halep, the top seed, will look to build on her momentum after winning two clay-court titles in preparation for Paris, lifting the Prague trophy and achieving her career first. triumph in rome last week. Halep is in the same quarter of the draw as No. 5 seed Kiki Bertens, who opens against Katarina Zavatska of Ukraine. The Romanian could face No. 25 Amanda Anisimova in the third round, although an unseeded Jil Teichmann could derail those plans.
Elsewhere in the Halep and Bertens high room, last year’s finalist Marketa Vondrousova, the 15th seed, will face 19-year-old Iga Swiatek, while the 9th seed Johanna Konta will take on the Teen phenomenon Coco Gauff in the first round. .
Karolina Pliskova, the No.2 seed, anchors the bottom quarter of the draw and begins her Roland Garros campaign against a qualifier. A possible clash with former champion Jelena Ostapenko could be looming in the second round, if both players advance. The winner could land a third-round match against former finalist Sloane Stephens, the 29th seed starting against Vitalia Diatchenko.
No.7 seed Petra Kvitova landed in the same room as her Czech partner Pliskova, and will face home hope Oceane Dodin in her opener. The 31st seed Magda Linette is a possible opponent in the third round, although the Polish player will have to overcome Canada’s Leylah Fernandez in the first round.
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18th seed Angelique Kerber was also involved this quarter as she resumes her quest to complete her career Slam with a victory at Roland Garros. She is on a possible third-round collision course with former US Open Madison Keys finalist, the 12th seed.
Elina Svitolina leads a stacked fourth highlighted by US Open finalist Victoria Azarenka and 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams. The No. 3 seed will start against Varvara Gracheva, a rising Russian player who impressed with a run to the third round of the US Open on her Grand Slam debut. Svitolina could face the 27th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the third round.
For the second consecutive tournament, No.6 seed Serena will face Kristie Ahn in the first round as she begins her quest for an all-time record that ties the 24th Grand Slam crown. If she advances, Serena could have another US Open rematch with Tsvetana Pironkova in the second round.
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But the deja vu wasn’t over yet, as Serena was able to see familiar foe Azarenka as early as the round of 16, in a rematch of the pair’s electrifying fight. US Open semifinal. Azarenka herself will begin her campaign at the French Open against Danka Kovinic, and could face an unseeded Venus Williams in the second round.
To make things even more interesting, No.17 seed Anett Kontaveit, No.16 Elise Mertens and No.23 Yulia Putintseva also landed in Svitolina, Serena and Azarenka’s room, ready to cause a possible surprise.
No. 4 seed Sofia Kenin leads a quarter of the rising stars as she seeks to lift her second Grand Slam title. The Australian Open champion will face Liudmila Samsonova in the first round, with a possible third-round clash against number 26 Donna Vekic pending both players advancement.
No. 8 seed Aryna Sabalenka and No. 11 Garbine Muguruza also entered Kenin’s room and are on a round of 16 collision course. They will have to get through their opening matches, with former champion Muguruza facing Tamara Zidansek in the first round and Sabalenka starting against Jessica Pegula.
Two of the fittest players of the year also feature in this section, as 30th seed Ons Jabeur and 21st Jennifer Brady look to make their mark at Roland Garros. Jabeur, who became the first Arab woman to reach the quarter-finals of a Grand Slam at the Australian Open, will face Zarina Diyas in the first round and could advance to face Muguruza in the third. Lexington champion Brady will start against a qualifier and could face Sabalenka in the third round.
To see the full drawing, visit rolandgarros.com.
