Bianca Andreescu, Belinda Bencic, Victoria Azarenka and Dayana Yastremska are all on the entry list of the WTA500 that will take place in Adelaide soon after the Australian Open (21st of February). This is a new event that was added to give the players more chances to compete in Australia after the long quarantine.
Dayana Yastremska
It’s great to see that Andreescu is extremely keen on playing after being out from the tour for more than 1 year. The inclusion of Dayana Yastremska in the entry list is a bit of a surprise as the Ukrainian champion is currently suspended for doping. However, Dayana decided to travel anyway to Australia since she is fairly sure that the ban will be lifted. Dayana has always stated that she is clean and she was a victim of sample contamination.
Entry list for the main draw
This is the entry list of the players that will be part of the draw.
- B. Andreescu
- B. Bencic
- V. Azarenka
- J. Konta
- 1. Swiatek
- P. Martic
- E. Rybakina
- E. Mertens
- M. Vondrousova
- M. Sakkari
- A. Kontaveit
- J. Brady
- A. Riske
- Y. Putintseva
- D. Yastremska
- D. Vekic
- E. Alexandrova
Bianca Vanessa Andreescu in 2021
Ranked no.8, the Canadian 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 .
Belinda Bencic in 2021
At the moment ranked no.12, the Swiss played her last match on the 16th of September 2020 when she was defeated by Danka Kovinic 6-3 6-1 in the 2nd round in Rome (draw).
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Bianca Vanessa Andreescu and Belinda Bencic faced off only once. The head to head is 1-0 for Andreescu. When they played, Bianca Vanessa Andreescu won 7-6(3) 7-5 in the semifinal in New York (U.S. Open) in September 2019.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
Victoria Azarenka in 2021
Now ranked no.13, Azarenka played her last match on the 25th of October 2020 when she was overcome by Aryna Sabalenka 6-2 6-2 in the final in Ostrava (draw).
Dayana Yastremska in 2021
Currently ranked no.29, Dayana played her last match on the 9th of November 2020 when she was defeated by Greetje Minnen 6-4 6-3 in the 1st round in Linz (draw).
Victoria Azarenka and Dayana Yastremska played each other once. The head to head is 1-0 for Yastremska. When they played, Dayana Yastremska won 7-5 7-5 in the 2nd round in Toronto (Rogers Cup) in August 2019.
