Ashleigh Barty gets tough draw in her home Brisbane tournament
Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka, who is on the other side of the draw, has a first-round match against Maria Sakkari.
Defending Australian Open champion Naomi Osaka, who is on the other side of the draw, has a first-round match against Maria Sakkari.
World No 3 Osaka finishes the season by winning 11 consecutive matches as she has remained undefeated since the US Open.
She also faces a Swede in Rebecca Peterson.
Kiki Bertens profited from a third-set collapse from Simona Halep to score the biggest win of her career Sunday, beating the world number one 2-6, 7-6 (8/6), 6-2 in the Cincinnati final.
