Sydney's big-serving Alexei Popyrin faces evergreen Japanese star Kei Nishikori and Jordan Thompson has a difficult task against Norwegian talent Casper Ruud, the 12th seed. John Millman, the Australian number two, has drawn Spain's eighth seed, Roberto Bautista Agut, who reached the semi-finals in 2019. Kyrgios beat Humbert in a thrilling five-set match in the second round of the Australian Open. One of the contests of the round will see a rematch between Nick Kyrgios, returning to action for the first time since February's Australian Open, up against young French star and 21st seed Ugo Humbert. It had been 15 months since Carla Suarez Navarro had played a competitive match, and she had to wait until the final women's match of the first round in Paris. ( AP: Tim Ireland)Įight-time champion Federer, who turns 40 this year, takes on Frenchman Adrian Mannarino in round one.Īustralia's number one Alex de Minaur has not been given much protection with his 15th seeding, having been given a potentially treacherous opener against one of the game's rising stars, 20-year-old American Sebastian Korda. Novak Djokovic won the men's title in 2019 when he beat Roger Federer in five sets. Men's champion Novak Djokovic will launch his defence when the tournament opens on Monday against British teenage wildcard Jack Draper.īut the men's world number one, who has already won the Australian and French Opens this year, will be spared the prospect of a potential quarter-final meeting with Roger Federer as they are on opposite sides of the draw. Pân în ianuarie, Suarez Navarro a efectuat tratamentul de chimioterapie, iar acum a fost declarat vindecat. to be seen if her body can take the rigors of professional tennis barely months after recovery from a life-threatening illness and recover well between matches to help her go beyond the last-eight. Juctoarea din Spania a fost diagnosticat cu limfonul Hodgkin, la începutul lunii septembrie a anului trecut. Carla Suarez Navarro, who beat cancer after a 7-month battle, will open her 12th Roland-Garros campaign against Sloane Stephens on. Serena Williams, who is set to open up on centre court on Tuesday in place of champion Halep, will play Belarusian Aliaksandra Sasnovich. Juctoarea de tenis Carla Suarez Navarro (32 de ani, 94 WTA) a anunat, joi, c s-a vindecat de cancer. Suárez Navarro is a former world number six and will prove a tough opponent for Barty, having reached the last-16 at Wimbledon three times. The 32-year-old's courageous return to the WTA Tour this year after being diagnosed with early-stage Hodgkin's lymphoma last September has been one of the tour's most heartwarming stories. Today, Surez Navarro is not merely a cancer survivor. Her first test is against Spaniard Suárez Navarro. See her smiling through a clinic for the ball kids at the Tenerife Ladies Open last week and graciously, patiently answering their many questions and you would never suspect that a little more than a year ago she was diagnosed with cancer. "Unfortunately, my body didn't cooperate and I'll have to save that feeling for next year."Ī new champion will be crowned, with Australia's world number one Barty the favourite to lift the title despite her recent injury woes.
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