Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic 2022: Women’s Singles Draw Preview and Prediction
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Maria Sakkari, Paula Badosa, Ons Jabeur - Top 3 seeds of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic 2022
The Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic 2022 will kickstart the US Open Leg series for this year and will be the only WTA-500 event in the month of August in the build-up to the 2022 US Open. This year’s tournament will be the 50th edition and will be played at the San José State University Tennis Center. Local girl Danielle Collins is the defending champion this year but she chose to not participate this year and will let go of her title without any defence.
Tournament Details:
- Tournament: Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic 2022
- Date: August 1 – August 7, 2022
- Number of Entrants: 28 (Singles), 16 (Doubles)
- Venue: San José State University Tennis Center
- Surface: Hard Court
- Prize Money: $757,900
- Defending champion: Danielle Collins
Top Seeds at the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic 2022
- Maria Sakkari
- Paula Badosa
- Ons Jabeur
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Garbine Muguruza
- Coco Gauff
- Daria Kasatkina
- Karolina Pliskova
Top Half
Top-seed Maria Sakkari receives a bye in the first round and will face a tough second-round battle against the winner of the first-round clash between Bianca Andreescu and Shelby Rogers. Ashlyn Krueger will take on compatriot Amanda Anisimova while Katie Boulter goes up against 8th seed Karolina Pliskova in a massive quarter at the top of the draw.
3rd seed Ons Jabeur also has a bye in the first round and will await the winner of Madison Keys and Shuai Zhang‘s winner from their first round clash. In-form Beatriz Haddad Maia will take on Claire Liu while Camila Giorgi goes up against the struggling 6th seeded Garbine Mugurza in the opener.
1st Semifinal Prediction: Amanda Anisimova vs Ons Jabeur
Bottom Half
Last year’s runner-up and 7th seeded Daria Kasatkina starts against Elena Rybakina while Veronika Kudermetova awaits a qualifier. 4th seed Aryna Sabalenka has a bye in the first round and has luck on her side as her second-round match will be against one of the two yet-to-be-confirmed qualifiers boosting her chances as a title favourite.
2nd seed Paula Badosa has a bye in the first round and will most likely take on Alison Riske in the second round with the American waiting for her first-round opponent to be confirmed through the qualifiers. Former World No. 1 Naomi Osaka returns to action for the first time since the 2022 French Open and will take on Qinwen Zheng in the first round with their winner likely to take on 6th seed Coco Gauff who takes on Anhelina Kalinina in round 1.
2nd Semifinal Prediction: Aryna Sabalenka vs Paula Badosa
Semifinals
Amanda and Ons have met only once with the meeting taking place on Clay where Ons was the winner. With Amanda better suited to hardcourts, she could look to settle the scores but given Jabeur’s form throughout this season across surfaces, it’s difficult to see the American move past the Tunisian.
Badosa and Sabalenka could potentially meet for the 4th time with the Spaniard leading the head-to-head 2-1 owing to her wins in both the hardcourt matches they have played so far making her a favourite once against the Belarusian who has had a massive dip in form this season.
Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic 2022 Final: Ons Jabeur vs Paula Badosa
Final
Badosa leads Jabeur 3-1 in head-to-head and has a better record on hardcourts this season but has also played more matches on the surface while struggling on clay and grass. As for Ons, she has dazzled on all surfaces equally and given her exploits throughout the season, she will be the favourite to pick up the trophy this year.
Champion: Ons Jabeur
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