Simona Halep leads a tough draw in Melbourne

Simona Halep is widely considered as the favorite to win this Australian Open, but she was really not lucky in her draw.

After facing the world no. 153 Destane Aiava (Australian wildcard) in the first round, Simona may play Genie Bouchard in the second round. The Canadian is in deep crisis, but she has the potential to beat anyone. In the third round, the Romanian should face Petra Kvitova (that’s early!) before possibly face home favorite (and always dangerous), Ashleigh Barty.

Simona may face Karolina Pliskova in the quarters before playing Garbine Muguruza in the semifinal.

Most interesting first rounds

The most interesting first rounds should be Venus Williams vs. Belinda Bencic, and Jelena Ostapenko vs. Francesca Schiavone. 2 possible upsets may come from here.

Here the full draw.



A TOUGH RIDE?     
                                 
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