Simona Halep leads a tough draw in Sydney

WTA Sydney draw

Simona Halep is back to competitions in Sydney where she will lead an extremely tough draw with 8 top10 players.

The top seeds are: Simona Halep, Angelique Kerber, Naomi Osaka, Sloane Stephens, Petra Kvitova, Karolina Pliskova, Kiki Bertens, and Daria Kasatkina.

The defending champion is Angelique Kerber that last year defeated Ashleigh Barty 6-4 6-4 in the final.

Simona Halep’s projected path.

R1  – Bye
R2  – Barty
1/4 – Karolina Pliskova
1/2 – Stephens
Fin  – Kerber

Plausible quarters

Halep – Pliskova
Stephens – Bertens
Osaka – Kasatkina
Kerber – Kvitova/Sabalenka

Here the full draw

WTA Sydney draw