Next week the WTA event in Dubai is going to take place and the local fans will have the pleasure to see the Australian Open runner-up Garbine Muguruza that has just accepted a wildcard. That is great news also because the event has recently lost Ashleigh Barty (injury) and Bianca Andreescu (still not at her 100%).
The Spaniard will challenge the likes of Simona Halep, Karolina Pliskova, Belinda Bencic and the defending champion Elina Svitolina. In addition, Garbine’s Australian Open conqueror, Sofia Kenin, will be part of this exciting line-up.
Tournament director Salah Tahlak is elated about having Muguruza playing the event to comment: “Garbiñe has been ranked as high as No.1 in the world and is clearly once again playing at the very top of her game. In the 20th year of the WTA event in Dubai, we can all look forward to seeing if she can become our 14th ladies’ champion in what is certain to be a fascinating week.”
Garbine Muguruza’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked world no.16, Muguruza played her last match on the 1st of February when she lost to Sofia Kenin 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the final of the Australian Open.
Garbine Muguruza’s most significant achievement of the year was getting to the final at the Australian Open.
Sofia Kenin’s ranking and performance in 2020
Currently the world no.7 (career-high), the American played her last match on the 8th of February when she was defeated by Jelena Ostapenko 6-3 2-6 6-2 in the Rubber 3 of the Fed Cup.
Currently, this season the American has a 10-3 win-loss record. The American clinched 1 title at the Australian Open.
Garbine Muguruza and Sofia Kenin played each other 2 times. The head to head is 2-0 for Kenin.
The last time that they locked horns, Sofia Kenin won 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the final in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 1st of February 2020.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu’s ranking and performance in 2020
Ranked world no.6, Bianca Vanessa played her last match on the 30th of October 2019 when she had to retire when playing against Karolina Pliskova in the round robin and the scoreline was 6-3 .
Simona Halep’s ranking and performance in 2020
At the moment ranked no.2, the Romanian played her last match on the 30th of January when she lost to Garbine Muguruza 7-68 7-5 in the semifinal of the Australian Open.
Simona Halep’s most significant performance of the present season was getting to the semi-finals at the Australian Open.
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu and Simona Halep played each other 1 time. The head to head is 1-0 for Halep.
The last time that they played, Simona Halep won 3-6 7-66 6-3 in the round robin in Shenzhen (WTA Finals) in October 2019.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
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