On December 31, Beijing time, the draw for the WTA500 Adelaide station was released. As an important event before the Australian Open, the Adelaide station attracted many famous players such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Sabalenka, and Kasakina. China Golden Flower Zheng Qinwen and Zhang Shuai also appeared in the draw for the event.
Zheng Qinwen was assigned to the top half. Her opponent in the first round was No. 6 seed Kontaveit . For the little girl Zheng Qinwen, her first show of the season was a fierce battle. If he can move forward, Zheng Qinwen's opponent in the second round may be former Grand Slam champion Azarenka. Waiting for Zheng Qinwen in the third round may be No. 3 seed Kasatkina. Moving forward, Zheng Qinwen may face high-ranking seeds such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar or Collins in the semifinals.
Zhang Shuai was assigned to the lower half. In the first round, her opponent was Russian Samsonova. If he can pass smoothly, Zhang Shuai will encounter No. 2 seed Sabalenka in the second round. Moving forward, Zhang Shuai may face No. 8 seed Alexandrova in the third round. In the semifinals, Zhang Shuai may encounter Ostapenko, Kudermetova , Muguruza or Andreescu and others.
There are several focus battles in the first round of this tournament. The 2022 Wimbledon champion Rybakina will face No. 5 seed Collins in the first round. Former world No. 1 Karp will face Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion. The two Grand Slam champions Muguruza and Andreescu will face off in the first round.
WTA500 Adelaide competition will be held from January 1st to 8th. The champion of this site can get 470 points and a bonus of 120,000 US dollars. The runner-up can get 305 points and a bonus of 75,000 US dollars. The points of other rounds are 185, 100, 55 and 1 point respectively.
