We already have in our hands the women’s singles draw for Wimbledon 2024, where Iga Swiatek has not done much good by once again arriving as the best tennis player on the planet. The truth is that the Polish player always tends to get a few tough times in recent tournaments, a dynamic that has been fulfilled again in the third Grand Slam of the current season. Much better luck was had by Aryna Sabalenka or Coco Gauff, although we already know that all this is only theory. Regarding the Spanish, luck was conspicuous by its absence, although it is better to review everything here below in detail.
FIRST QUADRANT
Potential rivals of Iga Swiatek: Sofia Kenin – Petra Martic – Katerina Siniakova – Jelena Ostapenko – Marketa Vondrousova – Elena Rybakina – Aryna Sabalenka
As I have said, being the best player in the world and arriving with a higher ranking than the others does not always guarantee that you will arrive at tournaments with a certain advantage. Just ask Iga Swiatek, who will have to open fire at this Wimbledon against another Grand Slam champion in Sofia Kenin. On the horizon are stones like Katerina Siniakova in the third round and Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth, her black beast. Once in the second week, they do not expect any gifts.
In this first quadrant appears the current champion, Marketa Vondrousova, who will open against one of ours, Jessica Bouzas. It may be bad news at first, but all honors for the Galician that she will have the pleasure of inaugurating the Center Court. Cristina Bucsa also comes out immediately in the next round against Anna Bogdan, they will be the only Spaniards placed in this very tough first key loaded with great elements.
SECOND QUADRANT
Potential rivals of Elena Rybakina: Elena-Gabriela Ruse – Laura Siegemund – Leylah Fernandez – Liudmilla Samsonova – Jessica Pegula – Iga Swiatek – Aryna Sabalenka
The 2022 champion has had a much better appearance in the draw, at least as far as the first week of competition is concerned. We know that Elena Rybakina is a vulnerable top 10 player, who is not always able to compete at 100%, but if there is one place where she can draw inspiration, it is here. She would have Leylah Fernández as a hypothetical opponent in the third round and then Kalinskaya or Samsonova in the fourth. Looking ahead to the quarterfinals, Jabeur, Pegula or Svitolina are in the mix.
A Spanish player emerges in this second tie, that of Rebeka Masarvova, who will debut against Liudmilla Samsonova, mentioned above. A really difficult match, since the Russian is one of the few grass specialists that we can currently find in the women’s locker room.
THIRD QUADRANT
Potential rivals of Aryna Sabalenka: Emina Bektas – Donna Vekic – Dayana Yastremska – Daria Kasatkina – Qinwen Zheng – Coco Gauff.- Iga Swiatek
The woman who fell short of the championship in 2021 is back for more, a tournament that seems destined to be conquered at some point by Aryna Sablanka. What mines will you have to avoid? First of all, Donna Vekic in a possible second round, in addition to a possible fight with Yastremska in the third round. Then the draw will appear quite open with names like Andreeva, Kasatkina, Sakkari, Raducanu, Alexandrova or Qinwen Zheng, so it won’t be very useful for us to shoot any triples.
Paula Badosa is the one who will be raising the Spanish flag in this third round, although the draw has decided to put her up against Karolina Muchova in the first round, a woman who, despite being inactive for many, is always dangerous on this surface. Badosa could face Mirra Andreeva in the second round and Daria Kasatkina in the third, so it’s best not to do any more calculations, since if we continue to advance to the quarter-finals, there she could face Sabalenka herself.
FOURTH QUADRANT
Potential rivals of Coco Gauff: Caroline Dolehide – Elisabetta Cocciaretto – Sorana Cirstea – Victoria Azarenka – Jasmine Paolini – Aryna Sabalenka – Iga Swiatek
We close the analysis of the table with the last quadrant, the one that should be dominated by Coco Gauff, possibly the luckiest woman after the draw. Very friendly rivals during the first week of competition, so we would have to wait until the fourth round when a certain Victoria Azarenka or a certain Naomi Osaka could appear, we don’t know. In their quarter-final match, Madison Keys falls before us than Jasmine Paolini, although there could be surprises.
Paolini will precisely be the first guest at Sara Sorribes’ party, a confrontation that can be much harder than it seems. That’s it for the analysis of the five Spaniards who will be present in the women’s individual draw. For more information, we leave you the complete table below.
And how do you see it? Who has the most difficult path to the final? Do you dare to name the favorite? Who will be the surprise?
2024-06-28 10:09:55
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