San Diego Open 2022: Women’s Singles Draw Preview and Prediction
Paula Badosa, Iga Swiatek, and Coco Gauff
The 2022 San Diego Open will begin on October 10 and will feature a very strong playing field which includes Iga Swiatek, Paula Badosa, and Aryna Sabalenka.
Tournament Details:
- Tournament: San Diego Open 2022
- Date: October 10–16 2022
- Number of Entrants: 28 (Singles), 16 (Doubles)
- Venue: San Diego, USA
- Surface: Hard Court
- Prize Money: $757,900
- Defending champion: –
Top Seeds at the San Diego Open 2022
- Iga Swiatek
- Paula Badosa
- Aryna Sabalenka
- Jessica Pegula
- Maria Sakkari
- Coco Gauff
- Carolina Garcia
- Daria Kasatkina
Women’s Singles Draw Preview
Top Half
World No.1 Iga Swiatek will headline the top half of the draw and gets a very tough draw. Like the other 4 top seeds, she gets a first-round bye. She will face either Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina or former World No.1 Garbine Muguruza in the second round. She is drawn opposite American teen sensation Coco Gauff who opens against a qualifier. She will face either Liudmila Samsonova or Bianca Andreescu in the Round of 16.
4th seed Jessica Pegula will open against either Sofia Kenin or Coco Vandeweghe in the second round and is drawn to face Daria Kasatkina in the quarterfinals. Kasatkina will face Leylah Fernandez in the opening round and would want to get back in form very soon.
First Semifinal Prediction: Iga Swiatek vs Jessica Pegula
Bottom Half
Paula Badosa, who is in terrible form, will headline the bottom half of the draw. She will face the winner of the match between Alison Riske-Amritraj and a qualifier. US Open semifinalist Caroline Garcia will face Danielle Collins in a blockbuster opening-round clash and the winner will then face either Martina Trevisan or a qualifier.
Playing for the first time after her US Open semifinal outing, Aryna Sabalenka will face either Sloane Stephens or Veronika Kudermetova in the second round. 5th seed Maria Sakkari, who is looking to get some form, will face a qualifier in the first round and will then face either Karolina Pliskova or yet another qualifier in the Round of 16.
Second Semifinal Prediction: Aryna Sabalenka vs Danielle Collins
Semifinals
In the repeat of the US Open quarterfinal from last month, Iga Swiatek will face Jessica Pegula in the first semifinal. Swiatek will start as the obvious favorite but Pegula has the power game to challenge Swiatek’s defense.
In the second semifinal, Aryna Sabalenka will face Danielle Collins. Sabalenka will have a slight edge if she plays on merit but her uncertainty on the court will play in Collins’ favor. The player who serves well will have a huge advantage in the match.
San Diego Open final: Iga Swiatek vs Aryna Sabalenka
Final
Two of the best players on the WTA tour, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka will play in the final of the San Diego Open. Swiatek, given her current form, will start the favorite in any match she plays and so will be the case this time. Her defense is the best in the world but Sabalenka is one of the biggest hitters and if she keeps her game clean, she could very likely trouble Swiatek. Expect a good match with Swiatek winning yet another title this season.
Prediction: Iga Swiatek
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