Women's Tennis Blog · Jan 30, 2021
Yarra Valley Classic and Gippsland Trophy get underway
The start of the Australian Swing will be super busy, as the first day of the Yarra Valley Classic and Gippsland Trophy features 40 matches. These two tournaments taking place at Melbourne Park from January 31 to February 6 are the WTA’s brilliant solution to have as much tennis as possible ahead of the Australian Open while also complying with coronavirus restrictions.
Australian world number one Ashleigh Barty is the top seed at the Yarra Valley Classic, followed by reigning Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin, Karolina Pliskova, Petra Kvitova, Serena Williams, Garbine Muguruza, Petra Martic, and Marketa Vondrousova. The Top 8 seeds have first-round byes.