No time for Sara to rest after triumphing with Roberta Vinci in doubles at Melbourne Park. The tenacious Italian has to win her first 2013 tournament in Paris.

The Tournament 

Open GDF Suez is the biggest tournament in France for ladies after the French Open. It’s played indoor on hard court. Serena Williams managed to win her first title at this tournament in 1999. 

Huge names won this title such as Kim Clijsters, Steffi Graf, Martina Hingis, Petra Kvitova, Martina Navratilova, Mary Pierce, Dinara Safina and Venus Williams.

The Draw

Sara has been seeded no.1 and after a bye, she will play a qualifier in the 2nd round. Then proabably Zakolapova in the third to clash with Cibulkova in the semifinals.

The other side of the draw is much tougher with Kvitova (seed no.2), Bartoli (no.3), Vinci (no.5) and Goerges (no.7). There is also Mona Barthel that is always a dangerous floater.

Here the full draw.

Last Year

Kerber won last year’s edition by defeating Bartoli in the final 7/6(3) 57 63