LADIES TENNIS FROM WUHAN OPEN HAS SHARAPOVA, WOZNIACKI, IVANOVIC, & BASICALLY A HUGE FIELD OF TENNIS SUPERSTARS, ORDER OF PLAY HERE

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LADIES TENNIS FROM WUHAN OPEN HAS SHARAPOVA, WOZNIACKI, IVANOVIC, & BASICALLY A HUGE FIELD OF TENNIS SUPERSTARS, ORDER OF PLAY HERE

epa04747907 Maria Sharapova of Russia returns the ball to Bojana Jovanovski of Serbia during their third round match of the Italian Open tennis tournament at the Foro Italico in Rome, Italy, 14 May 2015. EPA/MAURIZIO BRAMBATTI  |

Big names set to clash in Wuhan main draw

 

There are some thrilling first round matches in prospect at this year’s Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open thanks to Friday’s main draw ceremony at the WTA Premier 5 event.

 

Main draw singles play gets underway on Sunday.

 

The draw features some of the biggest names in women’s tennis, including Maria Sharapova, Ana Ivanovic, Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitova and Eugenie Bouchard.

 

Sharapova practiced in Wuhan on Friday ahead of her return to competition. She has been sidelined since Wimbledon by a leg injury – please find attached a rights-free image of her practicing in Wuhan.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Round – Ones to watch:

Russian compatriots Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova vs Svetlena Kuznetsova

Hard-hitters Agnieszka Radwanska vs Venus Williams

Battle of the young-guns Eugenie Bouchard vs Belinda Bencic

 

Main draw

First Round

[1] S. Halep (ROU) d Bye

A. Pavlyuchenkova (RUS) vs. S. Kuznetsova (RUS)

Qualifier vs. V. Azarenka (BLR)

Qualifier vs. [13] A. Petkovic (GER)

[10] A. Radwanska (POL) vs. V. Williams (USA)

A. Cornet (FRA) vs. Qualifier

M. Niculescu (ROU) vs. [WC] F. Liu (CHN)

[7] C. Suárez Navarro (ESP) d Bye

[3] P. Kvitova (CZE) d Bye

D. Gavrilova (RUS) vs. T. Pereira (BRA)

Z. Diyas (KAZ) vs. I. Begu (ROU)

Qualifier vs. [15] R. Vinci (ITA)

[12] E. Svitolina (UKR) vs. [WC] D. Hantuchova (SVK)

V. Lepchenko (USA) vs. [WC] S. Zheng (CHN)

S. Stosur (AUS) vs. M. Lucic-Baroni (CRO)

[8] K. Pliskova (CZE) d Bye

[5] G. Muguruza (ESP) d Bye

A. Riske (USA) vs. S. Stephens (USA)

M. Brengle (USA) vs. D. Cibulkova (SVK)

A. Dulgheru (ROU) vs. [9] A. Ivanovic (SRB)

[14] M. Keys (USA) vs. M. Rybarikova (SVK)

Qualifier vs. K. Mladenovic (FRA)

Qualifier vs. A. Schmiedlova (SVK)

[4] C. Wozniacki (DEN) d Bye

[6] A. Kerber (GER) d Bye

J. Jankovic (SRB) vs. Qualifier

T. Pironkova (BUL) vs. C. Giorgi (ITA)

E. Bouchard (CAN) vs. [11] B. Bencic (SUI)

[16] S. Errani (ITA) vs. C. Garcia (FRA)

L. Tsurenko (UKR) vs. C. Vandeweghe (USA)

B. Strycova (CZE) vs. Qualifier

[2] [WC] M. Sharapova (RUS) d Bye

 

ORDER OF PLAY – SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2015

COURT 3 start 11:00 am

Qualifying – [4] J. Goerges (GER) vs [10] A. Konjuh (CRO)

Qualifying – [5] H. Watson (GBR) vs [15] Y. Putintseva (KAZ)

Qualifying – [7] J. Konta (GBR) vs [11] I. Falconi (USA)

COURT 4 start 11:00 am

Qualifying – [3] A. Tomljanovic (CRO) vs [14] T. Babos (HUN)

Qualifying – [6] C. Mchale (USA) vs [16] M. Duque-Mariño (COL)

Qualifying – [2] L. Hradecka (CZE) or Y. Wang (CHN) vs [13] D. Kovinic (MNE)

COURT 5 start 12:00 noon

Qualifying – [1] M. Barthel (GER) vs P. Tig (ROU)

Qualifying – [8] M. Linette (POL) vs [Alt] X. Han (CHN) or [12] L. Davis (USA)

Qualifying – [1] M. Barthel (GER) or P. Tig (ROU) vs [WC] Y. Xu (CHN) or [9] O. Govortsova (BLR)

 

 

About the 2015 Dongfeng Motor Wuhan Open:

Optics Valley International Tennis Centre, Wuhan, China

WTA Premier 5 event

Qualifying Sept. 25 & 26 – Main Draw Sept 27 – Oct 3, 2015

Prize Money: US$ 2,513,000

56 Singles Main Draw, 32 Qualifying Draw, 28 Doubles Draw

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