US Open 2020 Draw: Serena Williams Faces a Tough Draw to her Record Grand Slam title

The Western and Southern Open 2020 is nearing completion and will end this Sunday. Despite strict regulations and the lack of fans in stadiums, the quality of tennis has remained the same. World No. 10 Naomi Osaka seems to be the favorite to win the Masters title.

With the Western & Southern Open almost at its end, the tennis world has turned their eyes to the next big event – the US Open. The draw for this much-awaited event has now been announced. World No.1 Ashleigh Barty and the defending champion Bianca Andreescu have withdrawn from this year’s US Open. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, many of the top-10 ranked players including Elina Svitolina and Kiki Bertens have pulled out of the Grand Slam.

The US Open is slated to begin on 31 August and will be played behind closed doors. Here’s what the women’s singles draw for US Open 2020 looks like.

Karolína Plíšková gets an easy run to the semifinal

Interestingly, Pliskova and Naomi Osaka are in the same half. This puts them on course for a blockbuster semi-final. The number-one seeded Pliskova has a simple route to the semi-final. She could potentially face Petra Martić from Croatia in the quarterfinal.

The fourth-seeded Naomi Osaka who won the US Open in 2018 is likely to play against rival Petra Kvitova in the quarterfinal. The duo last faced each other in the final of the WTA Championships last year where Naomi defeated Kvitova in an epic match. Petra, seeded-sixth, lost her very first match at the Western & Southern Open and will look to win her first US Open title.

Serena Williams faces a tough draw at US Open 2020

The 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams is eyeing Margaret Court’s record of 24 Grand Slam titles. The American, seeded-third, faces a tough challenge at this year’s US Open. Serena could potentially face Maria Sakkari in the fourth round, who ousted Williams in the round of 16 at the Western and Southern Open.

The six-time US Open champion Williams will probably meet the seventh-seeded Madison Keys in the quarterfinals. Sofia Kenin, seeded-two, might set up a high-octane semifinal against Serena Williams.

Kenin, the reigning Australian Open champion, is one of the favorites to lift the title. Kenin is likely to face World No. 14 Elise Mertens in the fourth round.

If Serena manages to navigate through her draw, she will most probably face Naomi Osaka in the final. Williams has the chance to create history by winning a record seventh US Open title.