Kenin, Svitolina headline the field in Abu Dhabi

Four of the world's top 10 players are on the entry list for the first WTA tournament of the 2021 season - the Abu Dhabi WTA Women’s Tennis Open.

The WTA 500 event, which runs from January 5-13 at Zayed Sports City International Tennis Centre, will feature 2020 Australian Open champion Sofia Kenin

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Joining that quartet of top 10 players are former Roland Garros champions Garbiñe Muguruza, Jelena Ostapenko

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Among the game's rising stars on the entry list are Coco Gauff

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The 2020 Roland Garros semifinalist, Nadia Podorska, and two-time Grand Slam quarterfinalist Ons Jabeur

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As a pair, Mertens and Sabalenka head the doubles field alongside the Czech partnership of Barbora Krejcikova

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