Five top contenders for the women's title at the Australian Open, which starts on Monday.IGA SWIATEKIga Swiatek is the firm favourite for the season's first Grand Slam after a sparkling and dominant 2022 season where she went on a 37-match winning run and won eight titles, including Roland Garros a
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The world number one has had a less than ideal start to the New Year, however. Swiatek suffered a shock defeat to Jessica Pegula in the United Cup and withdrew from the Adelaide event with a shoulder injury, which she will hope to shake off in time for the major.Tunisian trailblazer Ons Jabeur climbed up to second in the rankings in a historic 2022 season where she came tantalisingly close to becoming the first African woman and the first Arab to win a Grand Slam singles title.
At 18, Gauff is still searching for her first Grand Slam title after falling short at last year's French Open and struggled at the WTA Finals, but will head to Melbourne brimming with confidence after a dominant title run in Auckland.After an inauspicious start to last season, Caroline Garcia scooped up titles in Cincinnati, Bad Homburg and Warsaw, reached her first Grand Slam semi-final at the U.S. Open, and won the season-ending WTA Finals to claim her biggest career title.
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