#Headline Creation Challenge #This is my original translation from the WTA website, original title: Tokyo 2022: Draws, storylines, and everything you need to know Tokyo 2022: Sign + Plot + Everything You Need to Know
Naomi Osaka returns to Japan to defend her title at the 2022 Pan Pacific Open.
The WTA Tour moves to Asia, with the 2022 Pan Pacific Open as the first tournament. Since 2018, the tournament has returned to the newly renovated Ariake Stadium hardfield, attracting stars such as Bardoza + Garcia + Lebakina + defending champion Naomi Osaka this year.
Here's everything you need to know about WTA500 Tokyo Station:
When does the tournament start?
The 2022 Pan Pacific Open is a WTA 500 event held at Ariake Stadium + Tennis Forest Park in Tokyo, Japan. The most recent was held in 2019 and was renovated as a venue for the Tokyo Olympics. However, due to the epidemic, the tournament has been suspended for the past 2 years.
WTA500 Tokyo 2022 set up 28 women's singles signatures + 16 pairs of women's doubles signatures. This year came for the 37th edition, and the tournament was set up on an outdoor hard court, using Dunlop Dunlop Australian Open balls.
Filming will begin next Monday, September 19.
When will it be final?
The women's singles + women's doubles finals were held on Sunday, September 25. The women's singles final is scheduled to take place at noon, followed by the women's doubles final.
Who is the defending champion?
Naomi Osaka won her first championship trophy on home in 2019, beating Pavlyuchenkova in the final: 6-2, 6-3. Two weeks later, she went back-to-back to Asian tournaments and won the China Open.
Zhan Haoqing + Latisha Zhan brought home the women's doubles championship trophy, and they defeated Xie Shuwei + Xie Yujie 7-5 in the final.
Who are the seeded players?
1. Bardoza Paula Badosa
2. Garcia Caroline Garcia
3. Muguruza Garbiñe Muguruza
4. Kudmentova Veronika Kudermetova
5. Maya Beatriz Haddad Maia
6. Karolina Pliskova
7. Risk Alison Riske-Amritraj
8. Elena Rybakina
World No.4 Bardoza + No.10 Garcia led the top 2 seeds, and the signing also included 4 Grand Slam players: Muguruza + Lebakina + Naomi Osaka + Kenning, etc., 3 former world No.1: Muguruza + Naomi Osaka + Pliskova.
The top 4 seeds enjoy the privilege of going straight to round 2.
How about signing positions?
The WTA 500 Tokyo main draw was announced, and Badosa + Garcia + Muguruzza + Kudmentova were the top 4 seeds.
Round 1 Focus Battle:
Naomi Osaka - Savelli Osaka - Saville
Lebakina Samsonova
What is the contest bonus + ranking points?
Round 1: 1 min/$8,080
Round 2: 55 cents / $11,185
Quarterfinals: 100 points / $20,505
Semi-finals: 185 points / $42,010
Final: 305 points / $71,960
Winner: 470 points / $116,340
Main plot
Naomi Osaka returns to Japan: The defending champion has already tasted the sweetness of continued success in the Pan Pacific. She reached the final twice before winning the Grand Slam breakthrough in 2019, when the tournament was still held in her hometown of Osaka. However, in the first round of this competition, she will meet a hard signing against Australian Savilli, who is recovering from his form. The winner of them faced Maya or Yuki Naito in the 2nd round.
Garcia looks like she keeps snowballing: The Cincinnati champion reached the US Open semi-finals with 13 consecutive wins and eventually lost to Abdul-Abdul-Jabbar, bringing her back to the Top 10 since 2018. Garcia will face Zhang Shuai or Mai Hontama in Round 2.
The battle for the WTA Year-End Finals is heating up: With Swatek + Abdul-Jabbar confirming the finals, the other six places in the WTA Year-End Finals in Fort Worth, Texas are unclear. Four players are expected to improve their rankings in Tokyo. Garcia is in 5th place in straight-through, followed by Pegurah + Gauff, who will lead the two American girls by half a position if they win the championship.
Kudmentova is in The Straight No.10, and Badoza is tied for No.10 with her. If Maya is good enough at the end of the season, she is currently ranked No.17, and it is also possible that the Brazilian's name will appear on the leaderboard for the first time.
As for the Chinese players, in the first round, Zheng Qinwen vs Japan's Mika Doi (who reached the third round of the 2022 US Open), if promoted, in the second round, Zheng Xiao will face the top seed of the tournament, Badosa. Zhang Shuai vs Japan's Mai Hontama, if promoted, will face Garcia in the second round. Wang Qiang will play against Mertens, and if promoted, will play against Risk or Liu Jingwen. Wang Xinyu plays against 1 qualifier and, if advanced, will face Lebakina or Samsonova. In the first round of the qualifying round, You Xiaodi reversed in 3 sets to advance to the second round, the score: 3-6, 6-1, 6-0, the decisive set sent 1 bagel. Looking forward to China's Golden Flower playing the best tennis in Tokyo.
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