The prestigious Australian open 2022 begins its glorious journey from today onwards, filled with skilled contenders like the crowd favorite Ashleigh Barty and four time grand slam winner Naomi Osaka. As the tournament is all set to return to its action, the draws were announced shortly beforehand.
Therefore, let us have a brief and crisp analysis on the potential winners and the dark horses .
The first quarter : Ashleigh Barty on clash with Naomi Osaka; Maria Sakari, Ons Jabeur seem to lack the promise in Australian open 2022
Seeds: Ashleigh Barty, <5> Maria Sakari' <9>Ons Jabeur, <13> Naomi Osaka
Top seed and mass favorite Ashleigh Barty added a feather to her cap last year after winning the Wimbledon open. Therefore, she will walk towards the year's opening slam awash with confidence. Barty plays her opening match against a qualifier and pretty much has an easy path to the third round. She could face a real test there in the form of Camila Giorgi, nonetheless if Giorgi qualifies in her opening match.
On the other hand, last year's champion Naomi Osaka returns to the ground after surviving a minor injury. She and gold medalist Belinda Bencic feature in this section of the draw and could meet in the third round. Despite of her poor record against Bencic( 1-3), Osaka still could cross the obstacle in her path if she can grasp her rhythm early. If things go as predicted , she could meet Barty in the fourth round showdown.
The next highest seeds in this quarter are Maria Sakkari and Ons Jabeur. The later withdrew from her Sydney semifinal due to minor injuries but hopefully will recover in time. The Tunisian opens against Nuria Parrizas Dias while Maria Sakkari opens against Tatjana Maria. Later, she could face Aliaksandra Sasnovic and Veronica Kudermetova.
Final prediction of Australian Open 2022:
Semifinalist : Naomi Osaka .
The second quarter: Paula Badosa and Barbora Krejcikova might meet Victoria Azarenka and Sofia kenin on their way ahead
Seeds: <4> Barbora Krecjikova, Paula Badosa<8>, Sofia Kenin<11>, Elina Svitolina <15>
Having made a strong start to 2022, fourth seed Barbora Krejcikova will face Andrea Petkovic in her opening match. Both of them had a good start, with Krejcikova still playing in Sydney and Petkovic having reached the quarter finals at the Melbourne summer set. If Krejcikova wins the match, she most likely will face Elina Svitolina in the fourth round. Meanwhile, Svitolina will have to rectify her horrible start to the season and face the opening match against Fiona Ferro.
Paula Badosa will have a tough opening against Ajla Tomjlanovic. The former, who began her season with a defeat against Azarenka, will need to play her best in order to succeed against Tomjlanovic.
Former Australian open champion Sofia Kenin will open against Madison Keys in a clash. If she survives the encounter, she could face Jaqueline Cristian and Coco Gauff in her way forward.
Final predictions of Australian open 2022:
Semifinalist : Barbora Krejcikova .
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The third quarter : Gabrine Mugruza and Anett Kontaveit to repeat the history
Seeds : Gabrine Muguruja<3>, Anett Kontaveit<6>, Elena Rybakina<12>, Simona Halep<14>.
Everyone could witness a rematch of 2021 WTA finals between Gabrine Muguruja and Anett Kontaveit. Despite getting a easy draw, Muguruza could face Simona Halep(Former world no.1) in the round of 16.
Nonetheless, she will have to survive the encounter of the opening round match between last year's U.S open champion Emma Raducanu and Stoane Stephens, in order to do that.
Meanwhile, things might get complicated for Anett Kontaveit as she might have to face a number of dangerous players such as Ana Konjouh, Shelby Rogers and Danielle Collins.
However, Kontavetti's Predicted rival in the fourth round, Rybakina is another player to keep your focus on.
Final prediction of Australian open 2022 :
Semifinalist : Anett Kontaveit .
The fourth quarter : filled with promising talents
Seeds : Aryana Sabalenka<2>, Iga Swiatek<7>, Anastasia Pavlyuvchenkova<10>, Angelique Kerber <16>
Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka to open against Storm Sanders and afterwards, she is to face her real test against Marketa Vondrousva in the third round. Whoever survives the deadly match, could come face to face against either three-time grand slam winner Kerber or the new promising talent Leylah Fernandez.
Meanwhile, on the other hand, 2020 French open champion Iga Swiatek to play a qualifier in the first round but hopefully she would reach the quarter-final round smoothly as she did at all four grand slams in 2021.
The Czech tennis star Petra Kvitova opens against Sorana Cirstea.
Final prediction of Australian Open 2022 :
Semifinalist : Aryna Sabalenka .
The predicted finalists of Australian open 2022 are as follows :
Naomi Osaka vs Aryna Sabalenka .
Notable Matches to look out for in Australian open 2022 :
Barbora Krecjikova vs Andrea Petkovic .
Sofia Kenin vs Madison Keys .
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