2020 will be a fantastic season for the WTA Tour with many new exciting and upcoming players. Besides the already consolidated players such as Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, Simona Halep, and Karolina Pliskova (just to name a few), there are new names that are sheer box office.
Naomi Osaka, Bianca Andreescu, Dayana Yastremska, Amanda Anisimova and Coco Gauff have already a great following and they are going to give more “value” to the events that they will decide to compete.
The ASB Classic in Auckland will have what they consider as the best line-up ever for their event with the likes of Serena Williams, Bianca Andreescu, Coco Gauff and Amanda Anisimova.
In the same week, the Brisbane International will also anjoy a great representation of champions as they have secured already the top 3 players in the world in their line-up with the presence of Ashleigh Barty, Karolina Pliskov, and Naomi Osaka.
The WTA event in Queensland also secured the presence of other top players such as Venus Williams, Elina Svitolina, Petra Kvitova, and Dayana Yastremska.
Queensland Tourism Industry Development Minister Kate Jones commented:
“If you’re a tennis fan, Brisbane will be the place to be in January. Queensland is home to some of the best athletes and venues in world sport and today’s news reinforces the strength of the Brisbane International and helps to build on our reputation as the major events capital of Australia.
We know Queenslanders and Australians will flock to support our world number one and local hero Ash Barty and all the Aussies in the field.”
The main event will commence on the 6th of January.
Osaka in Shenzhen, ranking, and results in 2019
Ranked no.3, the Japanese has a 40-11 win-loss record in 2019. Osaka is competing in Shenzhen where she beat Petra Kvitova 7-61 4-6 6-4.
Dayana Yastremska’s ranking and performance in 2019
Ranked no.22 (career-high), Yastremska played her last match on the 24th of October when she capitulated to Kiki Bertens 6-4 6-3 in the R in Zhuhai.
This year Dayana has a 34-22 win-loss record. The Ukrainian has won 2 titles in 2019 in Hua Hin and in Strasbourg.
Naomi Osaka and Dayana Yastremska have never played each other.
