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World number one Ashleigh Barty will start off her 2022 season at the Adelaide International Australian Open warm-up in the first week of January, event coordinators said on Friday.
The Wimbledon champion, who won the tournament in its debut year in 2020, last played at the U.S. Open in September prior to getting back to Australia.
Barty, who was named WTA Player of the Year this week after winning five titles in 2021, will be joined at Memorial Drive by reigning champ Iga Swiatek and previous world number ones Garbine Muguruza and Karolina Pliskova.
Australian Open hero Naomi Osaka and U.S. Open victor Emma Raducanu will feature the two women’s warm-up tournaments occurring more than about fourteen days at Melbourne Park, which have been named the ‘Melbourne Summer Set’.
Naomi Osaka, presently positioned thirteenth in the world, likewise cut off her 2021 season after her exit from the U.S. Open in a year when she pulled out from the French Open and skipped Wimbledon referring to mental wellness issues.
Emma Raducanu will utilize the tournament to adjust to Australian conditions on her first visit to Melbourne Park as she hopes to expand on her thrilling run to the title at Flushing Meadows.
World number two Aryna Sabalenka and last year’s U.S. Open next in line Leylah Fernandez will likewise play in Adelaide, which will have nine out of the top 10 players in the women’s world rankings.
World number one Novak Djokovic was listed as a component of the Serbia group for the ATP Cup however his inclusion in the Australian tennis season stays questionable in view of the vaccination necessities.
Roger Federer, the 20 Grand Slam champion, has as of now affirmed that he won’t travel Australia as he recuperates from knee medical surgeries.
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