Garbiñe Muguruza will face the 22-year-old Slovenian and 81st in the world Tamara Zidansek in the first round of Roland Garros according to the draw for the women's team for the 2020 edition, which was held completely electronically by the anti-COVID-19 protocols and was broadcast on social networks. The Spanish will go on the opposite side to Simona Halep and Serena Williams, in the part led by Karolina Pliskova, who would be her potential rival in the semifinals. In the quarters, Garbiñe would meet the American Sofia Kenin. Before, always by ranking, her possible rivals would be the Czech Krystina Pliskova in the second round, the American Jennifer Brady in the third and the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka in the second round.
Garbiñe, seeded number 11, will try to reach the final of the Parisian Grand Slam for the second time in his career, as he did in 2016 when he lifted the title. Last year she lost in the round of 16 to American Sloane Stephens.
As for the other Spaniards, Sara Sorribes will face the first favorite, the Romanian Simona Halep, champion in 2018 and recently in Rome; Paula Badosa with the Ukrainian Kateryna Kozlova and Aliona Bolsava with the Italian Jasmine Paolini.
Serena Williams, who is chasing the 24th major title to equal Margaret Court's absolute record, will make her debut in the competition against fellow American Kristie Ahn. The Swiss Belinda Bencic announced her resignation at the last minute. Among the most outstanding pairings of the first round is the one that will face the British Johanna Konta and the great sensation of the circuit, the 16-year-old American Coco Gauff.