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French Open 2020 Draw: Serena Williams on Collision Course With Top Seed Simona Halep

Published 09/24/2020, 12:45 PM EDT

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The French Open 2020 is beginning in just a few days and fans are definitely excited about it. Many players have decided to take part in this event which is definitely great news, Now, we finally get to know who they are playing as the women’s side draw has just been announced.

Top 4 Seeds At French Open

The top four seeds at the Parisian Grand Slam are – Simona Halep, Karolina Plsikova, Elina Sviotlina, and Sofia Kenin. Their potential match-ups are very interesting

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In the first round, Halep will be playing Sara Sorribes Tormo. It should be an easy win but it may become tough in the 3rd round as she plays Amanda Anisimova. Also, in the quarter-finals, she can face Kiki Bertens which is again a tough match-up.

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For Pliskova, her draw is relatively easy until the quarter-finals. There, she has the possibility of playing Petra Kvitova who is surely going to put up a tough fight.

Australian Open champ Sofia Kenin also has an easy draw until the quarterfinals where she could play Aryna Sabalenka

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Serena Williams Faces Tough Challenge

As everyone knows, Serena Williams is going for one of the biggest records in tennis – the record for the most Grand Slams. She just needs one more to equal it and that’s her goal at Roland Garros this year. However, it is not going to be easy for her.

In the fourth round, she could face Victoria Azarenka who bested her at the US Open. In addition to that, she could face Elina Svitolina in the quarter-finals and Simona Halep in the semi-finals. This is a tough draw but she is a 23-time Grand Slam champion for a reason and we all can expect her to overcome these challenges.

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Clearly, the 2020 French Open has some great potential matchups. So, we all can expect a very entertaining tournament when the event begins on the 27th.

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