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Osaka, Svitolina, Halep on a collision path in Dubai. DRAW PREVIEW

Naomi, Elina and Simona are all in the same half in Dubai. See the draw

16 February 2019

Interesting draw Dubai where Naomi Osaka, Elina Svitolina, and Simona Halep are the hot favorites in Dubai and also on a collision path.

The top seeds

The top seeds are Osaka, Kvitova, Halep, Pliskova, Kerber, Svitolina, Bertens, Sabalenka, Wozniacki, and Sevastova.

Osaka

Seeded no.1, Naomi will commence her run from the 2nd round. This is her projected path.

R1 – Bye
R2 – Mladenovic
R3 – Strycova
1/4 – Svitolina/Yastremska
1/2 – Halep
Fin – Kvitova/Pliskova/Kerber

Svitolina

Elina has won the last 2 editions in Dubai. This is her projected path

R1 – Bye
R2 – Vekic
R3 – Yastremska/Muguruza
1/4 – Osaka
1/2 – Halep
Fin – Kvitova/Pliskova/Kerber

Halep

Simona is currently playing the final in Doha to face the following path

R1 – Bye
R2 – Bouchard
R3 – Mertens
1/4 – Sabalenka/Wozniacki
1/2 – Osaka
Fin – Kvitova/Pliskova/Kerber

Here the projected quarters

Osaka – Svitolina
Halep – Sabalenka/Wozniacki
Kerber – Pliskova
Kvitova – Bertens

The favorite

The favorites are the above-mentioned players. In fact, Osaka is not only the world no.1 but also the player to beat right now. Svitolina is extremely comfortable in Dubai where she won in the last 2 years. Halep is playing really good tennis.

Here the full draw

Just in! The WTA draw for the #DDFTennis Championships 2019. Some great matches are coming up 🙌 pic.twitter.com/UJs8wuKP0w

— Dubai Tennis Champs (@DDFTennis) February 16, 2019