The WTA finalizes the preparations for the start of its 2021 season. With the calendar of the first seven weeks of competition already published, the players have to establish their own, in which they will prepare for the Australian Open. Now, the entry list for the WTA 500 category tournament to be held in Abu Dhabi from January 5, that will mark the start of the season.
With the tournament being one month away from the first Grand Slam of the year, several players have decided to start their season later, already in Australian lands. Only four tennis players from the top-10 of the world rankings, Sofia Kenin, Elina Svitolina, Karolina Pliskova and Aryna Sabalenka, they will be at the Abu Dhabi tournament. Regarding the Spanish representation, Garbiñe Muguruza, Sara Sorribes and Paula Badosa will compete in the event.
This will therefore mean that The three national players will open their 2021 season in this tournament. Notable absences of names as prominent as the top three in the world, Asleigh Barty, Simona Halep and Naomi Osaka. Despite this, the championship, which will distribute more than half a million dollars in prizes, It will be a good introduction to the season for some of the best tennis players in the world.