By Chris Oddo | @TheFanChild | Thursday August 20, 2020
The draws are set at the 2020 Western and Southern Open, with main draw play set to begin on Friday.
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The draws have been revealed at the 2020 Western and Southern Open and there are plenty of popcorn matchups to choose from in the early rounds.
Among some of the first-rounders on the menu: Coco Gauff will meet Maria Sakkari, Denis Shapovalov will meet Marin Cilic, Andy Murray will meet Frances Tiafoe and Venus Williams will play Dayana Yastremska.
See both draws in full below:
Top-seeded Novak Djokovic is slated to face either Tommy Paul or a qualifier in the second round, while defending champion Daniil Medvedev will face a qualifier in his second-round match.
If the seeds hold, Djokovic will face David Goffin in the quarter-finals. On the women’s side, Serena Williams will face either Alison Van Uytvanck or a qualifier in the second round after a bye. Williams, seeded third, is slated to face Johanna Konta if the seeds hold.
Here are the projected quarter-finals, if seed hold:
Men’s singles
[1] Novak Djokovic – [7] David Goffin
[3] Daniil Medvedev – [8] Roberto Bautista Agut
[4] Stefanos Tsitsipas – [6] Matteo Berretini
[2] Dominic Thiem – [5] Alexander Zverev
Women’s Singles:
[1] Karolina Pliskova – [5] Aryna Sabalenka
[4] Naomi Osaka – [6] Petra Kvitova
[8] Johanna Konta – [3] Serena Williams
[7] Madison Keys – [2] Sofia Kenin