Cori Gauff, Naomi Osaka, Serena Williams and Simona Halep are probably among the most loved WTA players. However, the fans got baffled by the fact the only Coco was among the 4 nominees from the WTA as the 2020 Fan Favorite while all the others were left out.
Coco was nominated with Daria Gavrilova, Daria Kasatkina and Iga Swiatek. While the American teenager seems to be destined to be a fans’ favorite for many years, there are some doubts about the other players. Of course, all of them have exciting personalities, but probably Serena, Simona, and Naomi have a much bigger following. In addition, Osaka really hit the headlines hard this year after her inspiring stint in New York, where besides winning her 3rd slam, she was great in carrying a supportive message to the black community.
Here some comments about the WTA nominees.
Twitter followers;
Kasatkina 35k
Gavrilova 56k
Swiatek 112k
Gauff 209kor you have;@serenawilliams 10.8m@Venuseswilliams 1.7m@vika7 1.3m@naomiosaka 818k@Petra_Kvitova 640k@GarbiMuguruza 501k@Simona_Halep 386k
Do you have a clue who the fans favourites actually are? 🤷‍♂️
— Pavvy G (@pavyg) December 1, 2020
https://twitter.com/NayenVallabh/status/1333858141856002051?s=20
https://twitter.com/VitIllankovan/status/1333850706785296384?s=20
Of course @Simona_Halep even if she's not on your list? Why we can't choose the player we want, I don't understand, and very strange picking by wta…
— alina cretescu (@alina_cretescu) December 2, 2020
Cori Gauff in 2020
Ranked world no.48, the American played her last match on the 22nd of October when she was defeated by Aryna Sabalenka 1-6 7-5 7-62 in the 2nd round in Ostrava (draw).
Cori Gauff’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in Lexington.
Naomi Osaka in 2020
Currently ranked no.3, Osaka played her last match on the 12th of September when she defeated Victoria Azarenka 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the final of the U.S. Open to win her 6th career title.
Currently, this season Osaka has a composed 16-3 record. Osaka conquered 1 title at the U.S. Open. Osaka got to the final in New York.
Cori Gauff and Naomi Osaka played each other twice. The head to head is 1-1. The last time that they fought against each other, Cori Gauff won 6-3 6-4 in the 3rd round in Melbourne (Australian Open) on the 24th of January 2020.
Serena Williams in 2020
Ranked no.11, Serena 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 (draw).
Currently, this year Serena has a 17-5 match record. The American conquered 1 title in Auckland.
Simona Halep in 2020
Currently ranked no.2, Halep played her last match on the 4th of October when she surrendered to Iga Swiatek 6-1 6-2 in the 4th round of the French Open (draw).
This season Halep has a 23-3 match record. The Romanian clinched 3 titles in 2020 in Dubai, in Prague and in Rome.
Serena Williams and Simona Halep played each other 11 times. The head to head is 9-2 for Williams. The last time that they competed against each other, Simona Halep won 6-2 6-2 in the final in London (Wimbledon) in July 2019.