Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and Simona Halep won multiple slams and they are strong fans’ favorites. The 3 players top the list as the most followed players on twitter in the top10. Serena leads this log comfortably with 10.8 million followers, followed by Naomi (798k) and Halep (378k).
It’s interesting to notice that the world no.1 Ashleigh Barty has just 98k followers and rising star Sofia Kenin only 40k.
However, going outside the top10, it’s also worth noticing that some other players have a rather interesting following. For example, Venus Williams has 1.7 million followers, 16-year-old Coco Gauff 209k, and Maria Sharapova towers with 8.6 million followers.
Serena Williams
Currently the world no.9, the American was supposed to play on the 30th of September. However, she conceded a walk over to Tsvetana Pironkova in the 2nd round of the French Open.
This season Serena has a 17-5 win-loss record. The American conquered 1 title in Auckland.
Naomi Osaka in 2020
Naomi has recently hit the headlines not only for her fantastic US Open title but also for her activism. The Japanese sensation has been extremely active in voicing the rights of the black community.
Currently ranked no.3, the Japanese played her last match on the 12th of September when she beat Victoria Azarenka 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the final of the U.S. Open to win her 6th career title.
This season Naomi has a 16-3 win-loss record. Osaka conquered 1 title at the U.S. Open. Naomi got to the final in New York.
Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka played each other 3 times. The head to head is 2-1 for Osaka. The last time that they competed against each other, Serena Williams won 6-3 6-4 in the quarter in Toronto (Rogers Cup) in August 2019.
You can watch the highlights in the following video.
Halep at the French Open, ranking, and results in 2020
Ranked world no.2, Simona has a 23-2 win-loss record in 2020. The Romanian is currently having a run at the French Open where she ousted Sara Sorribes Tormo 6-4 6-0, Irina-Camelia Begu 6-3 6-4 and Amanda Anisimova 6-0 6-1.
Simona Halep will fight against Swiatek in the 4th round. The head to head is 1-0 for Halep.
Halep has won 3 titles in 2020 in Dubai, in Prague and in Rome. Halep won 22 titles in her career: 9 on hard courts, 9 on clay courts, 2 on indoor courts and 2 on grass courts. (See the list of her titles)
Simona is loved all over the world especially from the Romanian community. She has a very strong chance of winning the current Roland as she is in top form.
Cori Gauff in 2020
At the moment ranked no.51, Gauff played her last match on the 30th of September when she was defeated by Martina Trevisan 4-6 6-2 7-5 in the 2nd round of the French Open.
Cori Gauff’s best result of the current year was getting to the semi-finals in Lexington.