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© AP / Archive Romanian Simona Halib, ranked first in the world in her match against Slovakia's Dominica Chipulkova at the Wuhan Chinese Tennis Tournament. September 25, 2018
SYDNEY (AFP) – World No. 1 Romania, Simona Halib, and Japan Open champion Naomi Osaka will be the main candidates for the Sydney Open Tennis Tournament in Melbourne. January 14th. .
The Sydney tournament will take place from January 6 to 12, with eight of the top 10 players in the standings.
"I am pleased that many of the world's most talented players have decided to come to Sydney in January," said Roberts Robertson.
In addition to Haleb and Osaka, co-winner Angélique Kerber from Sydney, Sloan Stevens, Czechs Petra Kvetova, Carlyna Pleskova from the Netherlands, Kiki Pertans from the Netherlands and Russia's Darya Kasatkina will participate.
The two best players will be Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki and Ukraine's Elena Svetolina.
On the other hand, the men's category does not have a high level participation, with Kyle Edmund, 14th in the world, to be the first.
© 2018 AFP
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