Last week, two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep confirmed her intention to participate in the tournament, while fellow major tournament winners Jelena Ostapenko and Svetlana Kuznetsova confirmed their participation as well. Now, three more major names will be added to the tournament tree.

They are Johanna Konta, Petra Martic, and Marketa Vondrousova—all of whom are in the top 20 of the WTA World Rankings. A fifth top 20 player, Maria Sakkari, also entered her name into the draw.

In addition to the above five players, the rest of the seeded players at the tournament are world number 22 Anett Kontaveit, world number 23 Elise Mertens, and world number 24 Donna Vekic.

After hearing news of Halep’s participation, Palermo tournament director Oliviero Palma had this to say, “Halep’s participation is exceptional news, it had been decades since Palermo last hosted a former No.1. Our city is very devoted to world tennis, her presence is one of great interest for everybody.”

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During the one hour and thirteen minutes long match Roger Federer beat the 23-year-old Italian player with such skill that it seemed almost too easy. And truly it may be considered one of the easiest victories that the Swiss veteran has achieved in his long and prosperous career showing once again why he is one of the best tennis players of all time. 

Joana Konta is another great tennis player whose victory didn’t surprise anyone. The 28-year-old British number one beat the Czech Petra Kvitova finishing her with a score of 4-6, 6-2 and 6-4. With this, she reached the quarter-finals and next she will be facing another Czech player, 33-year-old Barbora Strycova. After the match, she said that she was tremendously grateful to be here and that she was just happy to still be in this event and compete against the best players in the world. 

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This year, Konta surprised everyone with a fantastic season on the clay courts, having reached WTA finals in Rome and Morocco and now continuing her victories in Paris.

There hasn’t been a British woman in the semifinals since 1983 and Konta is hoping to change that. And what’s most unusual, she is winning on surfaces on which she hasn’t had great success before.

Many attribute Konta’s great season to the seasoned experience and guidance of her new coach Dimitri Zavialoff, who she employed at the end of last year and is obviously doing wonders for her performance. Konta said that she was definitely pleased with the way she played and with the kind of problem-solving she was doing out there. She also commented that she had very few drops in her level which kept the pressure on her opponent to try to find a solution.

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Last week, two-time Grand Slam champion Simona Halep confirmed her intention to participate in the tournament, while fellow major tournament winners Jelena Ostapenko and Svetlana Kuznetsova confirmed their participation as well. Now, three more major names will be added to the tournament tree.

They are Johanna Konta, Petra Martic, and Marketa Vondrousova—all of whom are in the top 20 of the WTA World Rankings. A fifth top 20 player, Maria Sakkari, also entered her name into the draw.

In addition to the above five players, the rest of the seeded players at the tournament are world number 22 Anett Kontaveit, world number 23 Elise Mertens, and world number 24 Donna Vekic.

After hearing news of Halep’s participation, Palermo tournament director Oliviero Palma had this to say, “Halep’s participation is exceptional news, it had been decades since Palermo last hosted a former No.1. Our city is very devoted to world tennis, her presence is one of great interest for everybody.”

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During the one hour and thirteen minutes long match Roger Federer beat the 23-year-old Italian player with such skill that it seemed almost too easy. And truly it may be considered one of the easiest victories that the Swiss veteran has achieved in his long and prosperous career showing once again why he is one of the best tennis players of all time. 

Joana Konta is another great tennis player whose victory didn’t surprise anyone. The 28-year-old British number one beat the Czech Petra Kvitova finishing her with a score of 4-6, 6-2 and 6-4. With this, she reached the quarter-finals and next she will be facing another Czech player, 33-year-old Barbora Strycova. After the match, she said that she was tremendously grateful to be here and that she was just happy to still be in this event and compete against the best players in the world. 

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This year, Konta surprised everyone with a fantastic season on the clay courts, having reached WTA finals in Rome and Morocco and now continuing her victories in Paris.

There hasn’t been a British woman in the semifinals since 1983 and Konta is hoping to change that. And what’s most unusual, she is winning on surfaces on which she hasn’t had great success before.

Many attribute Konta’s great season to the seasoned experience and guidance of her new coach Dimitri Zavialoff, who she employed at the end of last year and is obviously doing wonders for her performance. Konta said that she was definitely pleased with the way she played and with the kind of problem-solving she was doing out there. She also commented that she had very few drops in her level which kept the pressure on her opponent to try to find a solution.

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