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Wimbledon Draw Reaction: Women’s Singles


Wimbledon is almost upon us! Here’s a look at the highlights from the opening round of the women’s singles draw. 

The women’s singles draw for this year’s Wimbledon has set up a number of exciting showdowns. Join us as Tennishead runs through the best of the first round matchups.

First Round Highlights

Unfortunately, defending champion Simona Halep has been forced to withdraw from the tournament due to injury.

In her place, Aryna Sabalenka takes the second seed, while Ashleigh Barty remains the top seed.

The Australian will face veteran pro Carla Suarez Navarro, the Spaniard making her final Wimbledon appearance as she is set to retire this year.

Serena Williams begins her quest for a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam title against Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich, while Iga Swiatek faces Su-Wei Hsieh.

French Open champion and 14th seed Barbora Krejcikova will face Danish teenage up-and-comer Clara Tauson. The Czech will be looking to continue her current run of form and a singles win streak of 12 matches and counting.

Fifth seed Bianca Andreescu will be hoping to turn her fortunes around as she comes up against Alize Cornet, while third seed Elina Svitolina will look to get past Alison Van Uytvanck without too much trouble.

Eighth seed Karolina Pliskova faces French Open surprise package Tamara Zidansek in what could be a highly charged match, while two-time champion Petra Kvitova takes on Sloane Stephens.


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