WTA 500 Abu Dhabi: Jabeur-Ostapenko and Vondrousova-Raducanu through to the 1st round, Rybakina and Badosa top the bill
The draw for the WTA 500 Abu Dhabi was made on Saturday.
Elena Rybakina, seeded n°1, has been given a bye and will play a qualifier in her first match.
No.2 seed Paula Badosa will face either Magdalena Frech or Linda Noskova in her opening match.
There are a number of interesting matches to follow in the first round, including a clash between Jelena Ostapenko, who struggled during the Australian tour, and Ons Jabeur, who made an interesting return to competition by reaching the quarter-finals in Brisbane and the 3rd round in Melbourne.
Marketa Vondrousova, absent since the Adelaide tournament due to injury, will have her work cut out against Emma Raducanu, recently beaten in the 1st round in Singapore.
Finally, Caroline Garcia kicks off her tournament against Lulu Sun, ranked 45th in the world.
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