Serena Williams is seeded 16th at the Australian Open. Trevor Collens/Associated Press
MELBOURNE, Australia — Serena Williams could face a fourth-round match against top-seeded Simona Halep, or perhaps her sister Venus, in the Australian Open, which begins on Monday.
Williams, who is seeded 16th and seeking a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title, will play her first match on Tuesday against 71st-ranked Tatjana Maria, a neighbor of hers in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. In the second round, she could face the 2014 Wimbledon runner-up, Eugenie Bouchard.
Venus Williams could be Halep’s third-round opponent, meaning the Williams sisters could face off in the fourth round.