Day 1 at Brisbane International to feature matchup of 2 Grand Slam champions
WTAMonday, 06 January 2020 at 04:00
First day at the Brisbane International will feature 6 quality matchups in the main draw as players kick-off the new season.
Draw at the Brisbane International features names like Ashleigh Barty, Maria Sharapova or Angelique Kerber. And a total of five players from TOP 20 will play during the first day in Brisbane.
The day will start with 4 matches of qualifying, when the home fans will be cheering for their player Storm Sanders. Then, the main draw matches will begin in Australia.
In the first match of the 2020 Brisbane International, Sofia Kenin will meet Anastasija Sevastova. Two players who are the part of TOP 30 will take care of a good start of the tournament.
They will be followed but more interesting matches as almost all of them feature players from the TOP 30, but one match stands out. 2011 US Open champion Sam Stosur will meet 3-times Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber.
Elina Svitolina, who is now coached by Marcos Baghdatis will also play on day 1. 2019 WTA Finals runner-up will be facing Danielle Collins who played at the 2019 Hawaii Open where Kerber also took part.
Schedule of play of the first day at the Brisbane International:
| Kenin S. (Usa) | - | |||||||||||
| Sevastova A. (Lat) | - | |||||||||||
| Konta J. (Gbr) | - | |||||||||||
| Strycova B. (Cze) | - | |||||||||||
| Riske A. (Usa) | - | |||||||||||
| Muchova K. (Cze) | - | |||||||||||
| Stosur S. (Aus) | - | |||||||||||
| Kerber A. (Ger) | - | |||||||||||
| Svitolina E. (Ukr) | - | |||||||||||
| Collins D. R. (Usa) | - | |||||||||||
| Tomljanovic A. (Aus) | - | |||||||||||
| Hon P. (Aus) | - | |||||||||||
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