The draw of the WTA500 is out and Ashleigh Barty may face Coco Gauff as early as in the 2nd round. Ashleigh is the top seed and the favorite to win the tournament on home soil. On the other part of the draw, Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari may clash in a tasty semi-final. However, the Belarusian player may need to defeat Elina Svitolina earlier in the quarters.
This is the draw.
Cori Gauff in 2022
Now the world no.22, Gauff played her last match on the 11th of October 2021 when she lost to Paula Badosa 6-2 6-2 in the 3rd round in Indian Wells (draw).
Currently, during this year the American has managed to achieve an overall 0-0 record.
Ashleigh Barty in 2022
At the moment ranked no.1, Ashleigh played her last match on the 4th of September 2021 when she lost to Shelby Rogers 6-2 1-6 7-6(5) in the 3rd round in U.S. Open (draw).
During this season the Australian has a 0-0 record.
Cori Gauff and Ashleigh Barty clashed against each other just once. Their current head to head is 1-0 for Gauff. When they played, Cori Gauff won 4-6 1-2 ret. in the quarter in Rome (Internazionali BNL d’Italia) in May 2021.
Aryna Sabalenka in 2022
At the moment ranked no.2 (career-high), Sabalenka played her last match on the 15th of November 2021 when she lost to Maria Sakkari 7-6(1) 6-7(6) 6-3 in the round robin in Guadalajara (draw).
Presently, during this year Sabalenka has a 0-0 record.
Maria Sakkari in 2022
Currently the world no.6 (career-high), the Greek played her last match on the 16th of November 2021 when she was overcome by Anett Kontaveit 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the semifinal in Guadalajara (draw).
This year Maria has a 0-0 win-loss record.
Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari played each other 6 times. The head to head is 4-2 for Sabalenka. The last time they played, Maria Sakkari won 7-6(1) 6-7(6) 6-3 in the round robin in Guadalajara (WTA Finals) in November 2021.
In the following video you can watch the key moments of their match.
Cori Gauff, Ashleigh Barty, Aryna Sabalenka and Maria Sakkari |
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