Hobart: While a number of top 10 players are registered for the Adelaide 2 WTA 500, the Hobart WTA 250 occurs simultaneously and also will certainly be a choice for players who didn’t make it into such a solid bracket. The major names of the occasion will be Czech Marie Bouzkova, 24th worldwide, and also Belgian Elise Mertens, 29th.
Bouzkova debuts versus Romanian Jaqueline Cristian. And if you win, you can face the Italian Lucia Bronzetti or a tennis gamer originating from the quali. In the very same quadrant is the Kazakh Yulia Putintseva, seed 8, that deals with the North American Claire Liu.
Still at the top of the bracket, Sloane Stephens is the 4th favorite and also will face a player from the qualifier. She might face Belgian Ysaline Bonaventure in the round of 16, while Polish Magda Linette is a possible competitor in the quarterfinals.
If she verifies her preference, the Belgian might deal with the American Sofia Kenin or the Chinese Lin Zhu. Mertens is a two-time champion of the tournament in 2017 and also 2018, while Kenin won the 2019 version.
Champion of the 2016 edition, the French Alize Cornet debuts and is the 3rd seed versus the Italian Elisabetta Cocciaretto. If she wins, she might deal with fellow Italian Jasmine Paolini or Romanian Patricia Tig. Its quadrant still has the North American Bernarda Pera, who faces compatriot Madison Brengle.
