Serena draws Kuznetsova in 2020 opener
Serena Williams' 準備 for the Australian Open will begin with a 実験（する）ing match, drawn to 直面する fellow-退役軍人 Svetlana Kuznetsova in the first 一連の会議、交渉／完成する at Auckland's ASB Classic.
最高の，を越す seed Williams is using the tournament starting on Monday to 準備する for her 発射 at a 記録，記録的な／記録する-equalling 24th （野球の）満塁ホームラン，（テニスなどの）グランドスラム （テニスなどの）シングルス 栄冠を与える in Melbourne.
The 38-year-old, who made a low-重要な arrival in Auckland on Friday, is a surprise returnee to New Zealand's biggest tournament, having criticised the 風の強い 条件s when 除去するd in the second 一連の会議、交渉／完成する two years ago.
階級d world No.10, she was 促進するd to 最高の，を越す seed when Canada's Bianca Andreescu - her 征服者／勝利者 in the US Open final last September - withdrew with a 膝 傷害.
Williams hasn't played since, leaving an intriguing question 示す over her ability to 捕らえる、獲得する an eighth 栄冠を与える at Kooyong and move level with Margaret 法廷，裁判所's かつてない （野球の）満塁ホームラン，（テニスなどの）グランドスラム 示す.
It's more than a １０年間 since Kuznetsova won the second of her （野球の）満塁ホームラン，（テニスなどの）グランドスラム 肩書を与えるs, in Paris.
The 34-year-old has beaten Williams three times in their 13 会合s and she starts the year 階級d 53rd after dipping outside the 最高の，を越す 100 for a （一定の）期間 in 2019.
Williams is drawn in the same ４半期/4分の1 as American 15-year-old 現象 Coco Gauff, whose 最高位の has risen to 68th on the 支援する of reaching the fourth 一連の会議、交渉／完成する at Wimbledon six months ago.
Gauff's first-一連の会議、交渉／完成する 対抗者 is 56th 階級d Slovakian Victoria Kuzmova, who reached the 半分-決勝戦 in Auckland last year.
Two-time defending 支持する／優勝者 Julia Goerges of Germany is the fourth seed and will 直面する a qualifier.
